| Origin | Destination | Duration | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇰🇿 AlmatyALA | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇮🇳 AhmedabadAMD | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇯🇴 AmmanAMM | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇪🇬 AsyutATZ | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇧🇭 ManamaBAH | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇱🇧 BeirutBEY | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇪🇬 CairoCAI | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇮🇳 CalicutCCJ | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇮🇳 KolkataCCU | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇧🇩 Chattogram (Chittagong)CGP | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇱🇰 ColomboCMB | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇮🇳 KochiCOK | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇧🇩 DhakaDAC | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇸🇾 DamascusDAM | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇷🇺 MoscowDME | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇦🇲 YerevanEVN | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇦🇿 BakuGYD | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇪🇬 AlexandriaHBE | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇳🇵 KathmanduKTM | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇰🇼 Kuwait CityKWI | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇵🇰 FaisalabadLYP | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇮🇳 ChennaiMAA | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇵🇰 MultanMUX | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇵🇰 SialkotSKT | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇴🇲 SalalahSLL | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇺🇿 TashkentTAS | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇬🇪 TbilisiTBS | — | View route |
🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | 🇮🇳 ThiruvananthapuramTRV | — | View route |
🇮🇳 AhmedabadAMD | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇰🇿 AlmatyALA | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇯🇴 AmmanAMM | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇦🇿 BakuGYD | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇱🇧 BeirutBEY | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇪🇬 CairoCAI | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇮🇳 CalicutCCJ | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇧🇩 Chattogram (Chittagong)CGP | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇮🇳 ChennaiMAA | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇱🇰 ColomboCMB | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇸🇾 DamascusDAM | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇧🇩 DhakaDAC | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇵🇰 FaisalabadLYP | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇳🇵 KathmanduKTM | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇮🇳 KochiCOK | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇮🇳 KolkataCCU | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇰🇼 Kuwait CityKWI | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇧🇭 ManamaBAH | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇵🇰 MultanMUX | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇴🇲 SalalahSLL | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇵🇰 SialkotSKT | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇺🇿 TashkentTAS | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇬🇪 TbilisiTBS | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇮🇳 ThiruvananthapuramTRV | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
🇦🇲 YerevanEVN | 🇦🇪 Abu DhabiAUH | — | View route |
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi (IATA: 3L) is the UAE capital's first low-cost carrier, established on October 16, 2019, as a joint venture between Air Arabia (49%) and Etihad Airways (51%). Headquartered at Zayed International Airport (AUH), it launched operations on July 14, 2020, navigating the COVID-19 pandemic by starting with routes to Alexandria and Sohag in Egypt.
The airline operates a fleet of 12 Airbus A320-200 aircraft, each configured with 174 seats in an all-economy layout, serving 34 destinations across the Middle East, CIS countries, Eastern Europe, and the Indian subcontinent. Key markets include Russia (Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kazan), Pakistan, India, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. With three additional A320s on order and ambitions to reach 20 aircraft by 2025, it focuses on routes within a 4-6 hour radius from Abu Dhabi.
Distinctive as Etihad's strategic low-cost arm—born from the group's 2017 transformation plan—Air Arabia Abu Dhabi complements full-service operations while competing with Wizz Air Abu Dhabi and Flydubai. It emphasizes affordable fares, high load factors (over 70% early on), and efficient no-frills service via the AirRewards frequent-flyer program. By 2022, it became Abu Dhabi's second-largest carrier with an 8% seat share, driving low-cost growth and accessibility from the UAE capital.