Sharjah-based low-cost carrier Air Arabia kept up its aggressive European push this week, launching nonstop service to Warsaw’s Modlin Airport on 20 December and formally announcing the expansion on 22 December. The route joins existing daily flights to Warsaw Chopin and 10 weekly rotations to Kraków, bringing the airline’s Poland capacity to 24 flights per week.
For UAE-based companies the connection matters on two fronts. First, Poland has become a fast-growing source of skilled technicians and IT contractors for GCC projects; cheaper point-to-point options can lower project travel budgets. Second, Modlin’s low-cost terminal is 40 kilometres north of Warsaw’s financial district, cutting ground-transfer times for business travellers headed to industrial parks in Mazovia.
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Air Arabia says its winter 2025/26 schedule now touches eight European capitals, including Munich and Prague added earlier this quarter. Travel-policy teams should update approved-carrier lists and note that the airline’s *A321neo* cabins do not yet offer flat-bed seating—something to consider for duty-of-care on overnight eastbound legs.
The surge in capacity also means EU nationals will land at Sharjah International rather than Dubai; assignees should verify that their car-service vendors hold Sharjah pick-up licences and that their UAE entry visas list the correct airport of arrival. Customs allowances and e-gate eligibility mirror those at DXB, but lounge access arrangements differ.
Modlin Airport officials welcomed the service, citing direct access for Polish SMEs to Gulf markets. Expect reciprocal business-development missions in Q1 2026 and a bump in Poland-UAE trade delegations utilising the new timetable.
For UAE-based companies the connection matters on two fronts. First, Poland has become a fast-growing source of skilled technicians and IT contractors for GCC projects; cheaper point-to-point options can lower project travel budgets. Second, Modlin’s low-cost terminal is 40 kilometres north of Warsaw’s financial district, cutting ground-transfer times for business travellers headed to industrial parks in Mazovia.
Air Arabia says its winter 2025/26 schedule now touches eight European capitals, including Munich and Prague added earlier this quarter. Travel-policy teams should update approved-carrier lists and note that the airline’s *A321neo* cabins do not yet offer flat-bed seating—something to consider for duty-of-care on overnight eastbound legs.
The surge in capacity also means EU nationals will land at Sharjah International rather than Dubai; assignees should verify that their car-service vendors hold Sharjah pick-up licences and that their UAE entry visas list the correct airport of arrival. Customs allowances and e-gate eligibility mirror those at DXB, but lounge access arrangements differ.
Modlin Airport officials welcomed the service, citing direct access for Polish SMEs to Gulf markets. Expect reciprocal business-development missions in Q1 2026 and a bump in Poland-UAE trade delegations utilising the new timetable.
Source: Gulf News
