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Air Arabia launches direct flights between Sharjah and Vienna

Sharjah - The flights will initially operate four times a week.

Sharjah-based Air Arabia on Tuesday announced the launch of direct flights between Sharjah and Vienna, the capital of Austria, starting September 15, 2019.

The non-stop six-hour flight to Vienna, popularly known as the 'City of Music', will initially operate four times a week, on Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and will increase to daily flights starting mid-December.

Flights on Fridays and Sundays depart Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) at 5.35pm local time arriving at Vienna International Airport (VIE) at 9.50pm local time. The return flights depart Vienna at 10.40pm hours arriving in Sharjah the next day at 6.20am local time.

Flights operating on Saturdays depart Sharjah at 7.25am local time arriving at Vienna at 11.40am local time. The return flights depart Vienna at 12.30pm arriving in Sharjah at 8.10pm local time.

On Wednesdays, flights are scheduled to depart from Sharjah early in the morning at 7.15am local time arriving at Vienna at 11.30am local time. The return flights depart Vienna at 12.20pm arriving in Sharjah at 8pm local time.

Adel Al Ali, Group Chief Executive Officer of Air Arabia, said: "We are pleased to announce the new route from Sharjah to Vienna, one of Europe's leading cultural and economic centres. This daily service linking the two cities will further strengthen the trade and tourism ties between both nations while providing our leisure and business travellers with a new choice for value-for-money air travel."