Sharjah, Air Arabia, today announced the launch of flight services to Ufa, its third destination in Russian Federation. Flights to the Russian city will commence on October 2nd, marking Air Arabia’s 77th destination worldwide.

The carrier will offer two weekly services between Sharjah and Ufa on Tuesdays and Fridays. Flights depart from Sharjah International Airport at 18:55 and arrive Ufa International Airport at 01:55. Return flights will depart from Ufa on the same days at 02:55 and arrive in Sharjah at 05:55 (local time). 

Adel Ali, Air Arabia's Group chief executive officer, “We are pleased to introduce this new service to Ufa which comes as part of our route expansion strategy in the Russian Federation and Eastern Europe” said . “We are confident that this new service will positively contribute to the strong trade and Tourism relations between the UAE and Russia as well as offer customers’ affordable and unique product”.

The new service to Ufa is in addition to Air Arabia’s existing flights to Moscow and Yekaterinburg. Located in the South Western region of Russia, the city has a population of 1.1 million