Abu Dhabi International Airport welcomes nasair's inaugural flight to the UAE capital

Welcoming nasair's Managing Director of Scheduled Airlines Husain Nalkhanday, who was on board the inaugural flight from Riyadh, Mohammed Al Bulooki, Director of Marketing & Communications at the Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), said: 'The GCC is a natural growth area for low-cost aviation growth and we expect traffic flow between Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Jeddah to grow significantly going forward.'

Also present to welcome nasair were Mohammed Irfan Siddiqui, UAE & Oman Country Manager - nasair, Ismail Juha, Sales Manager of Safar Travel & Tourism and Khaled Al Fahim, CEO of Products & Services of Al Fahim Group.

'We hope that with the addition of this new destination we will be able to boost ties between the two capital cities of Abu Dhabi and Riyadh,' said Nalkhanday.

Commenting on the four-times a week Abu Dhabi-Jeddah route which also saw its first flight into Abu Dhabi two-hours after the airline's inaugural flight, Nalkhanday mentioned he expected that this route would mainly cater to pilgrimage traffic.

The two inaugural flights from Riyadh and Jeddah that arrived at 19:10h and 21:10h respectively on Sunday will initially be part of four flights per week to and from Abu Dhabi from each destination; however, the frequency might later increase to 12.

Mohammed Al Amiri, General Manager of Safar Travel & Tourism added: 'Safar Travel & Tourism, a member of Al Fahim Group, will represent the airline in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, and will ensure feasibility of travel between both countries and assure our customers receive the best quality of services.'

'In addition, our agreement with nasair is to further develop travel and tourism and support Abu Dhabi International Airport's plans of expansion.'

To mark the occasion of its inaugural flights, nasair is offering introductory prices. As part of Abu Dhabi International Airport's expansion plans and commitment to quality passenger services, the airport has now succeeded in attracting 36 international airline operators.