
ArmInfo. The Tourism Committee of Armenia and Air Arabia have agreed to closely cooperate. This was reported by the press service of the department, citing the results of the meeting of the head of the Tourism Committee Lusine Gevorgyan with the representative of Air Arabia in Armenia Evgen Denisenko.
It is reported that the parties discussed the possibilities of cooperation ahead of the launch of the Abu Dhabi-Yerevan flight, which will start on June 1, 2025.
In particular, they considered the prospects for implementing marketing activities, pointed out the need to assist in establishing partnerships with leading tour operators in Abu Dhabi in order to properly present Armenia and the Armenian tourism potential in the UAE, as well as ensure bilateral tourist flows. The interlocutors also touched upon existing challenges and steps aimed at overcoming them.
According to the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia, 7,539 tourists from the UAE visited Armenia in 2024, which is 2.5% lower than the same period last year.
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi is an Arab low-cost airline headquartered in Sharjah, which was founded in October 2019 to enter the growing low-cost flight market. The company began operations in July 2020.
The route network covers more than 220 destinations in the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe. The fleet consists of 81 aircraft - 72 Airbus A320 and 9 A321 Neo LR aircraft.
Air Arabia operates flights from five main hubs - Sharjah International Airport in the UAE, Ras Al Khaimah International Airport in the UAE, Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport in Morocco, Alexandria Borg Al Arab International Airport in Egypt and Abu Dhabi International Airport in the UAE.