Recently, Air Arabia has launched its direct flight between Kuala Lumpur and Sharjah. This is the first low cost carrier connecting the two cities i.e Malaysia with the UAE via a seven hours flight duration which will operate on a daily basis. The inaugural flight was received by an official delegation which landed at KL International Airport at 08:50 on the date of inauguration.

Adel Al Ali, group chief executive officer of Air Arabia, commenting on the inaugural launch of the route, said “We are delighted to be the first low cost airline to connect Kuala Lumpur with the UAE and GCC. We thank Malaysia Airports and Tourism Malaysia for their warm welcome and continuous support.”
 

 “We are confident this new service linking the two cities will further strengthen the trade and tourism ties between both nations, while providing our customers with a great value-for-money option to travel between both countries and beyond”.

Flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays depart KLIA at 03:35 arriving Sharjah International Airport at 06:50. The return flights depart Sharjah International Airport at 14:55 arriving in Kuala Lumpur at 02:25.

According to YB Datuk Mohamadin Ketapi, Minister of tourism, arts and culture for Malaysia: “This year, our target is to have 337,100 tourists from west Asia region, and I believe that the establishment of Air Arabia’s Sharjah-Kuala Lumpur route will certainly help with increasing tourist arrivals from this region.

“The flight couldn’t have come at a better time as we are also aggressively promoting Malaysia in the run-up to our Visit Malaysia 2020 campaign.”

Flights operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays depart KLIA at 09:55 hours local time arriving at Sharjah International Airport at 13:10. The return flights depart Sharjah International Airport at 21:20 arriving in Kuala Lumpur at 08:50.