Air Arabia LLC flew its first flight into Istanbul’s Sabiha Gِkçen Airport. The flight was piloted by Captain Martha Pabon, Air Arabia’s first woman pilot to salute the achievements of Sabiha Gِkçen, the lady combat pilot from Turkey after whom the Istanbul airport is named.
Air Arabia’s new flight into Turkey caters to the growing demand of both leisure and business travellers, with flights operating twice a week from 28th May, 2006; every Thursday and Sunday departing Sharjah at 22:15 to arrive in Istanbul at 01:40 and then depart Istanbul every Friday and Monday at 02:20 to arrive in Sharjah at 07:30.