RAK Airways plans flights to Calicut and Jeddah

RAK Airways, the state-backed airline of Ras al Khaimah, will relaunch its scheduled passenger services on October 10, almost two years after it suspended operations amid the global downturn and focused instead on charter flights.
Using two leased Boeing 737-400 aircraft, a rebranded RAK Airways will initially fly to Calicut in the Indian state of Kerala and to Jeddah.
Citing improvements in the global economy and greater demand for air travel, Sheikh Omar bin Saqr Al Qasimi, the chairman of the airline, said “the time is now right to play our part” in the emirate’s diversification plans, which include creating a vibrant tourism industry, an international freight hub and vacation homes for expatriates.
The airline was launched in late 2007 and operated scheduled services to Lebanon, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh until late 2008, when the global downturn dampened demand for air travel.
26/09/10 Ivan Gale/The National, UAE

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