Sharjah headquartered UAE low cost carrier Air Arabia has added a new destination of Gassim from India . Flights from 13 Indian destinations will be connecting Gassim from July 15, the airline said in a media release.

The largest low coat airline in the Middle East and North Africa will offer flights to Gassim from its hub at Sharjah. The airliner plans to capture large number of Indian visiting friends and relatives in the UAE. 

Air Arabia will offer four weekly flights to Gassim on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from Sharjah International Airport. The flights from Sharjah to Gassim are planned in such a manner that the passengers will not have to wait for long at Sharjah airport for a connecting flight. 

Air Arabia's commercial department chief, AK Nizar, said that the service would be between Sharjah in the UAE and Gassim, with four flights a week, moreover, the launch of the Gassim flights would be the carrier's fourth destination in the Kingdom.

On the other hand, Nizar said that Middle East's biggest low cost airline's net profit dropped to USD12 million in the year's first three months from USD13.6 million in the same period a year ago. It is worth noting that in the first quarter, Air Arabia's passengers' volume grew 11 percent compared with the same quarter in 2010, reaching 1.2 million passengers.