Sharjah Airport is the home base of Air Arabia, which is a low-cost airline. And recently, it was revealed that it has also become quite a busy airport. This is especially true for the first half of 2024, which saw Sharjah International Airport handling 8.3 million passengers. Here’s everything about this brilliant development!
Sharjah Airport Sees An Uptick Of Passengers
Seeing a 12.4% growth, as compared to 2023 in the same period, Sharjah International Airport handled 8.3 million passengers in the first half of 2024. As it happens, this UAE airport also saw a 12.2% growth in the movement of aeroplanes. This has now totalled to 52,702 for the first half of 2024. Home to Air Arabia, this airport also serves other airlines, such as Aeroflot, Airblue, Air India Express, Air Peace, AJet, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Cham Wings Airlines, Egyptair, Fly Jinnah (Part of the Air Arabia Group), Flynas, IndiGo, Jordan Aviation, Kam Air, Nordwind Airlines, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Pegasus Airlines, Qatar Airways, and Rossiya Airlines, to name some.
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Airport Has Included High-Quality Services
As the airport offers a safe and seamless travel experience, with the latest technologies being adopted for ease of movement, this development is hardly surprising. Not to mention, Ali Salim Al Midfa, Chairman of the Sharjah Airport Authority mentions that the airport aims to offer integrated and high-quality services which alliance with the passenger’s desire and aspirations. This development comes at a time when Air Arabia recently announced that it will soon be connecting Sharjah to Vienna in Austria. Yes, flying directly to Austria, the route will be serviced by four non-stop weekly flights.
As such, the number of international destinations that are served by the Sharjah Airport has also risen to more than 100. The aim is to increase the capacity to 25 million passengers annually by the end of 2027.
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