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Air Arabia wins ‘Four-star low-cost carrier 2022’ rating
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Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s (Mena) first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) operator, has been awarded the ‘Four-star low-cost carrier 2022’ rating by The Airline Passenger Experience Association (Apex).
The airline was honoured during the Apex/Ifsa awards ceremony that took place in California.
The Apex official airline ratings are the first rating programme in the world to mark airlines entirely based on certified passenger feedback. As part of this, airlines are segregated into four categories: global airlines; major airlines; regional airlines; and low-cost carriers.
Air Arabia was awarded a Four-Star Low-Cost Carrier rating by APEX, amongst 600 airlines around the world. Read more https://t.co/n5BdCiJ6FT@theAPEXassoc pic.twitter.com/C2RGaXfEzv
— Air Arabia (@airarabiagroup) March 28, 2022
Adel Al Ali, group chief executive officer, Air Arabia, said, “The ‘Four-star low-cost carrier 2022’ by Apex is a testament to the confidence and trust of our customers. It underlines our customer-centric approach as we are devoted to providing our customers with affordable and value-added products and services to promote traveling and enable people to explore more destinations.”
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UAE Fuel Price Committee announces prices for September#WamNewshttps://t.co/Jwis5fd2Ah pic.twitter.com/qOspYYVge4
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