Flights to UAE destinations  

Flights to and from the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Passenger Airline Flights to and from United Arab Emirates (UAE)

International flights to and from Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH)

See Abu Dhabi Airport and Etihad Airlines information.

Domestic flights to & from Abu Dhabi (AUH)

• Al Ain
• Dalma Island
• Discovery Islands
• Sir Bani Yas Island - Abu Dhabi Aviation (from Mar 2009, Sat & Thu), Empire Aviation (Etihad Airways division) (from Jan 2009, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun)

Al Bateen Airport Abu Dhabi

• Flights to any city in the world with Mutahida Airways. And you get to drive there yourself ... in their Boeing 747-400 aircraft simulator. Operations start mid-2010 according to a press release May 2010.

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC)

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), tel +971-2-5055000, was incorporated in March 2006 and operates and manages the following airports in the UAE

• Abu Dhabi International Airport (from September 2006)
• Al Ain International Airport (from September 2006)
• Sir Baniya Island Airport (from 2008)
• Delma Island Airport (from 2008)
• Al Bateen Private Jet Airport (from 2008), formerly Al Bateen Military Airbase

Flights to and from Ajman

• No airport yet but Ajman International Airport phase I construction scheduled to start mid 2008 and completion by 2009. At least that was the plan.
• As of mid 2009 it doesn't look like construction has even started yet, let alone be anywhere near completion.
• Maybe something like 2015 is more realistic, if the airport ever does get off the ground (excuse the pun).

Ajman plane crashes and incidents

• January 2011 - light aircraft crashed in Ajman with one person dead - the pilot.

Flights to and from Al Ain (AAN)

Al Ain International Airport General Manager is Faris Al Mazrouei (as of 27 February 2010 press release).

• Ariana Afghan Airlines - weekly Kabul, Afghanistan to Al Ain, UAE on Thursdays (FG403 dep 2100, arr 2400) and Al Ain - Kabul flights on Fridays (FG404 dep 0230, arr 0600). Economy and business class on Boeing B727-200 aircraft. ADAC press release 27 February 2010.
• Etihad Airlines (via Abu Dhabi)
• Air India Express IX (budget) - COK, CCJ
• Midex Airlines - license awarded 2007, passenger services possibly from early 2008. Cargo flights to Orly in France, Mumbai and Kochi in India, Dhaka in Bangladesh, Istanbul and Beirut, unknown if passenger flights to same destinations. China and Sri Lanka also possible destinations (info from Reuters 15 Jan 2008).
• Oman Air - Muscat, daily flights, start date 05 May 2010
• Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)
• Royal Jordanian

Al Ain International Airport incidents and crashes

• 27 January 2011 - a Grumman 21T light aircraft operated by Triple S Aviation (TSA), on a flight from Al Ain to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, crashed shortly after takeoff and caught fire at around 2000 (8pm). Four American citizens were killed in the crash. GCAA statement issued 28 February 2011, an investigation is underway.

Flights to and from Dubai (DXB)

• See Dubai flight information and Emirates Airline flights.

Flights to & from Fujairah (FJR)

• See Fujairah Airport information

Flights to & from Ras Al Khaimah Airport (RKT)

• RAK Airways - Bangalore (Apr 2008), Chittagong, Colombo, Delhi (Apr 2008), Dhaka, Kochi (Apr 2008), Mumbai (Apr 2008), Trivandrum (Apr 2008). Flight services planned for Bangladesh, Iran, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in 2008, Russia and CIS countries in 2009, Germany, France, Italy, Scandinavia, UK, and other European countries in 2010.
• Update 06 February 2009: RAK Airways operations flights have been suspended according to their GSA, Mohammed Aviation, due to RAK Airways fleet size being reduced from 3 to 1 aircraft, and the one that was left being grounded due to technical issues in December 2008. RAK Airways offices at Chittagong and Dhaka airports are reportedly closed. The boss of Mohammed Aviation, SAK Ekramuzzaman, told The Daily Star (a Bangladesh newspaper) "We want to come back. We hope for the best."
• Eagles Aviation Management, RAK Free Trade Zone, Office 333 tel +971-7-2046526, email info@eaglesam.com. Charter flights?

Ras Al Khaimah aircraft incidents and crashes.

• November 2010 - a UAE military aircraft crashed during a training exercise, killing the Air Force pilot.

Flights to and from Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)

• See Air Arabia flights and Sharjah Airport flight information.

Air Services agreements and Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs)

Designated airline carrriers of the UAE, with IATA codes, are EK (Emirates Airlines), EY (Etihad Airways), FZ (FlyDubai), G9 (Air Arabia), RT (RAK Airways). The UAE GCAA is the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority. An ASA is an Air Services Agreement.

• Bosnia and Herzegovina (21 May 2011 - The Balkan Chronicle) - UAE and Bosnia & Herzegovina initialed an Air Services Agreement (ASA) and signed a Memorandum of Understanding. UAE designated airlines are EY, EK, RT, G9, FY. Bosnia & Herzegovina designated airlines to be named later. The ASA allows for unrestricted frequencies, capacity, and types of aircraft, passenger or cargo services, to be operated by the designated airlines of each country on routes between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the UAE. The same report said that Air Arabia would launch a flight between Dubai and Tuzla (might be an error since Air Arabia operates out of Sharjah, not Dubai).
• Bulgaria (18 July 2009 - WAM) UAE and Bulgaria signed an ASA and MOU on 16 July 2009. Signatories were Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director General of the UAE GCAA, and Ludmil Manassiev, Director General of the General Civil Aviation Administration of the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport. Designated airlines are Air Arabia, Emirates, Etihad, FlyDubai, RAK Airways for the UAE, and Bulgaria Air for Bulgaria. Agreement allows 3rd, 4th, and 5th freedoms, unrestricted passenger and cargo transport on the designated airlines, and double taxation avoidance for airline revenue and employee income.
• Burkina Faso - signed by Mr Moumouni Diegumde, Director General of Civil Aviation in Burkina Faso¹.
• Cambodia (22 December 2010) - air services agreement (ASA) signed between the UAE and the Kingdom of Cambodia in Phnom Penh. UAE designated carriers are EK, EY, FZ, G9, RT. Each carrier allowed one daily flight, third and fourth freedom traffic rights between Cambodia and UAE, and fifth freedom traffic rights through Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, and to 3 other points beyond to be chosen by the carriers. An MoU will be signed in the UAE in Q1 2011.
• Colombia (01 June 2009) Air Services Agreement (ASA) between the UAE GCAA and the Civil Aviation Authority of Colombia (CAAC). UAE designated airlines are Air Arabia, Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airways, FlyDubai, and RAK Airways. Designated airlines for Columbia not yet determined. Flight frequency of up to 28 per week for passenger services and 28 per week for cargo services, 5th freedom rights included in MoU. Unrestricted passenger flights permitted to Armenia (in Colombia), Barranquilla, Cartagena, Providence Island, San Andres, and Santa Marta.
• Cote D'Ivoire (04 December 2011) - Air Services Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed, and Air Services Agreement (ASA) initialed with the UAE. Designated airlines of both countries will have the right to perform scheduled air services. UAE designated airlines are EK, EY, FZ, G9, RT. Cote d'Ivoire designated airlines to be named later. MoU allows full flexibility on the routes, capacity, number of frequencies and types of aircraft, in any type of service (passenger or cargo), also includes the exercise of fifth freedom traffic rights, and unrestricted non-scheduled operations between the two countries (WAM news report 06 December 2011).
• Cyprus (signed 09 October 2009 in Nicosia, Cyprus by Mr Omar Bin Ghaleb, Deputy DG of UAE GCAA, and Mr Michael Constantinides, Permanent Secretary Cyprus Ministry of Communications and Works) air services agreement modified to increase weekly flights to a total of 9 for 3 designated carriers - EK, EY, and G9 (FlyDubai and RAK Airways not included). Previous UAE-Cyprus air services agreement signed on 07 December 1999 (12 October 2009 press release).
• Dominican Republic (04 October 2009) air services agreement for EK, EY, FZ, G9, RT with unrestricted aircraft types, cargo flights, passenger flights. Signed by GCAA Director General Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, and Luis Rodriguez.
• Estonia (14 July 2009 - WAM) Air Services Agreement and Record of Discussions signed between UAE and Estonia. Unrestricted passenger or cargo flights permitted between the two countries on designated airlines (Air Arabia, Emirates, Etihad, FlyDubai, RAK Airways for UAE, and to be decided by Estonia), and third, fourth, and fifth freedoms permitted.
• Finland (25 October 2011 - WAM) - Air Services Agreements (ASA) finalised with Finland, and Agreed Minutes on air services signed with Scandinavia (Norway, Denmark and Sweden). UAE designated airlines are EK, EY, FZ, G9, RT. Finnish and Scandinavian designated airlines not mentioned.
• Guatemala - signed by Sr. Juan Jose Carlos, Director General of Aeronautical Authority in Guatemala¹.
• Indonesia (21 April 2009) agreement to increase frequency with no capacity restrictions between Indonesia and the UAE. UAE national airlines designated as Air Arabia, Emirates Airlines, Etihad Airways, Fly Dubai, RAK Airways. Indonesian National airlines designated as Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia Air Asia, Loin Air, Metro Batavia Air.
• Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) (04 October 2009) air services agreement for EK, EY, FZ, G9, RT with unrestricted aircraft types, cargo flights, passenger flights. Signed by GCAA Director General Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, and Aleksander Nastaev.
• Luxembourg (21 November 2011) - Air Services Agreement (ASA) signed between Luxemburg and the UAE. Agreement signed by HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Foreign Minister, and Jean Asselborn, Luxembourg Minister of Foreign Affairs.
• Mauritania (16 January 2011) - Air Services Agreement (ASA) signed between the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and UAE in Dubai. The ASA allows unrestricted frequencies, capacity, services, and aircraft types to be operated by the designated carriers between UAE and Mauritania. Unrestricted third, fourth, and fifth freedoms also allowed.
• Mexico (02 October 2009, WAM) - meeting between Sheikh Abdullah, the UAE Foreign Minister, and Juan Francisco, the Mexico Communications and Transport Minister discussed transport and tourism. Mr Francisco said EK, EY, FZ, G9, and RT could launch daily flights to Mexico.
• Panama (15 November 2010) - "open" Air Services Agreement (ASA) initialled and MOU signed with the Republic of Panama in Panama City. Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, RAK Airways, Air Arabia and FlyDubai designated as UAE national airlines. Compania Panamena de Aviacion S.A. (Copa Airlines), Parsa S.A. (Air Panama), Aerolineas Pacifico Atlantico S.A. (Aeroperlas) and DHL Aeroexpreso S.A. designated as Panamanian national airlines. Agreement allows unrestricted frequencies, services, capacity and types of aircraft between the two countries. Unrestricted third, fourth, fifth, and sixth freedom traffic rights allowed. Double taxation agreement recommended for revenues arising from airlines activities and income earned by employees when stationed in the territory of the other party.
• Portugal (16 December 2010) - UAE as initialled an "open" Air Services Agreement (ASA), and signed a Record of Discussion with the Portuguese Republic in Dubai. The ASA replaces an old ASA signed on 02 May 2005 in Lisbon. Designated airlines of the UAE are AA, EK, EY, FZ, G9, RT. ASA allows unrestricted aircraft types, capacity, frequencies, services. Third and fourth freedoms allowed, and unrestricted fifth freedom traffic rights to European destinations.
• Romania (21 June 2011) - ASA signed to allow any number of designated airlines of both countries to operate scheduled air services with no restrictions on capacity, frequency, aircraft type (passenger or cargo) on routes between Romania and the UAE. Unrestricted third and fourth freedoms, possibly fifth freedom traffic rights while operating all-cargo services.
• Serbia (18 October 2009 - press release) - UAE and Republic of Serbia signed an MoU on 15 October 2009 and initialed an open Air Services Agreement (ASA) in Belgrade, Serbia. Signatories were Omar Bin Ghaleb, Director General of the UAE GCAA, and Modrag Miljkovic, State Secretary at the Serbian Ministry of Infrastructure. Agreement allows for unrestricted scheduled and unscheduled passenger and cargo air services between the two countries, including 3rd, 4th, and 5th freedoms, and a recommendation for an agreement to avoid double-taxation. Airlines covered include EK, EY, FZ, G9, and RK for the UAE, and Jat Airways for Serbia.
• Sri Lanka (14 December 2009 GCAA press release) - United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka signed an Air Services Memorandum of Understanding on 11 December 2009 in Colombo, to increase the frequency of flights between the two countries, and add FlyDubai to the list of UAE designated airlines (already includes EK, EY, and G9). The MoU was signed by Omar Bin Ghaleb, Deputy Director General of the UAE GCAA and K V P Rajunth De Silva, Sri Lanka Ministry of Ports and Aviation Secretary. An Air Services Agreement was previously signed in March 2000.
• Sudan (11 June 2009 - WAM report) - UAE signed an Open Air Services Memorandum with Sudan, allowing 3rd, 4th and 5th freedoms, unrestricted commercial flights by the designated airlines of the UAE and Sudan, and unrestricted private charter flights.
• Swaziland (23 October 2011 - WAM) - open skies Air Services Agreements (ASA) initialled between Swaziland and the UAE, and MOU signed. AA, EK, EY, FZ, G9, RT designated as national UAE carriers. Swaziland carriers to be named later.
• Ukraine (17 October 2011 - WAM) - ASA signed with UAE. Allows any number of designated airlines of both countries to perform scheduled air services including full flexibility on the routes, capacity, frequency, aircraft types, passenger or cargo services, but excluding the exercise of fifth freedom traffic rights which is subject to the approval of the Aeronautical Authorities. UAE designated national airlines are Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, Air Arabia, RAK Airways, and FlyDubai as UAE national airlines. Ukrainian designated airlines not mentioned.
• Vanuatu - signed by Mr Joseph Kasten, Advisor in the Civil Aviation Authority of Vanuatu¹.
• Venezuela (21 November 2010 press release) - Air Services Agreement (ASA) discussed "recently" with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Caracas. Designated UAE national airlines are EK, EY, FZ, G9, RK. Designated Venezuelan airlines to be named later. Draft ASA allows up to 28 weekly passenger flights, 16 weekly cargo frequencies between Venezuela and the UAE. Fifth Freedom rights for UAE Airlines up to 14 times per week for passenger flights to and from intermediate points in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Russia, United Kingdom. Beyond points will be Bogota, Loma, Mexico City, Quito, San Jose, San Salvador. and Mexico City. Fifth freedom traffic rights for all-cargo services for UAE airlines up to 8 times per week to or from any intermediate and any beyond points. Fifth freedom traffic rights for Venezuelan airlines up to 14 times weekly intermediate points similar to UAE airline points, and up to 5 beyond points yet to be agreed.
• Yemen (27 February 2010 WAM report) - the UAE GCAA signed an agreement with the Yemeni Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to adopt an open air policy in all airports including the Sana'a International Airport which is undergoing expansion.
• Zambia (01 October 2009 press release) - open skies deal signed 30 September 2009 between Saif Mohamed Al Suwaidi, DG of the UAE GCAA, and Chitalu Kabalika, DG of Civil Aviation of Zambia. Agreement allows for unrestricted flights, aircraft types, cargo or passenger, and full 3rd, 4th, and 5th freedom rights for designated airlines - EK, EY, FZ, G9, RT for the UAE, to be announced for Zambia.

1. 11 October 2010 (press release) - H.E. Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) initialled 3 Air Services Agreements (ASA) and signed 3 MOUs with government representatives from Burkina Faso, Guatemala and Vanuatu in Montréal, Canada at the 37th International Civil Aviation Organization assembly from 26 September to 05 October 2010. The MOUs and ASAs are to facilitate air services by the designated UAE carriers, and of the respective countries. The parties also agreed on exercise of fifth freedom traffic rights and on avoidance of double taxation in UAE and signatory countries.

UAE Bilateral Air Services and Traffic Rights under consideration or discussion

Reportedly at the Conference for Air Service Negotiations of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in Istanbul, October 2009.

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• India
• Fiji
• France
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• South Korea
• Turkey
• Zambia

Last update Thursday 29-Dec-2011

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