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Air Arabia announced strong financial results for the second quarter of this year ending 30 June, 2017. The airline registered a net profit of AED 158 million, an increase of 21% compared to the AED 131 million reported for the same period of 2016. The airline’s turnover for the second quarter of 2017 increased to AED 906 million, compared to AED 894 million in the corresponding period of 2016. Air Arabia served over 2.05 million passengers in the second quarter of 2017, while the average seat load factor for the same quarter stood at an impressive 79%.
The airline’s net profit for the first six months of 2017 stood at 261 million, up 7% compared to the corresponding period of 2016 while the turnover for the first six months of this year reached AED 1.716 billion. The airline served over 4.1 million passengers in the first six months of 2017 while the average seat load factor for the same period stood at an impressive 79%.
Air Arabia received two new Airbus A320 aircraft in the first half of 2017 ending 30 June and added 12 new routes from its five operating hubs in the UAE, Morocco, Egypt and Jordan. Air Arabia currently serves a global destination network of 130 routes across the world.
Source: Air Arabia