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Ras Al Khaimah and Air India Express officials at a meeting.

Air India Express to launch RAK flights

RAS AL KHAIMAH, February 13, 2016

Air India Express, India’s leading low-cost carrier, will start flights to Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, from Kozhikode (Calicut) in the Indian state of Kerala on March 28.

This comes on the back of the commencement of scheduled flights by Qatar Airways between Ras Al Khaimah and Doha and the announcement of other development projects at RAK International Airport, a statement from Ras Al Khaimah International Airport said.

Initially, Air India Express will fly four times a week, but  the airline looks to expand it to a daily service in the near future.  

The growing number of Indian expatriates in the Northern Emirates has had to cope with limited options from air carriers over the past few years as demand has risen. The new route will help to alleviate those issues, the statement said.

Engineer Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi, chairman of RAK Airport and Department of Civil Aviation, said: “I am delighted to welcome Air India Express to Ras Al Khaimah.  There was much need for this connectivity, but we also believe that this route may require more than a daily frequency to satisfy the growing demand. We would therefore urge the authorities to consider the needs of the passengers and increase seat allocations for high demand sectors.” - TradeArabia News Service




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