Air Arabia will launch five weekly non-stop flights between Sharjah International Airport and Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport from December 14, 2026, extending the low-cost carrier’s push into Poland.
The Sharjah-based airline is expanding aggressively as it works to recover from a sharp earnings setback, having posted a 48.7% drop in first-half net profit to AED336mn ($91.5mn), well below market expectations, after a period of disruption across Gulf aviation. Gdansk becomes the fourth Polish city in its network, and the addition comes days after the carrier began a direct service to Katowice.
“We are pleased to add Gdansk to our growing network in Poland as we continue to expand our presence across Europe,” said Adel Al Ali, group chief executive of Air Arabia. He said the service reflected the airline’s focus on connecting Sharjah with international destinations while offering value-driven travel.
Tomasz Kloskowski, president of the management board of Gdansk Airport, framed the route in economic terms, saying the direct service was expected to support business cooperation and trade while helping attract Middle Eastern investors to the Pomerania region.
Gdansk anchors Pomerania on the Baltic coast, opening a corridor between the Gulf and northern Poland that has not previously had direct Middle East connectivity. Air Arabia has been steadily building density across Poland, positioning the country as one of its more concentrated European markets.
The expansion continues the carrier’s strategy of using Sharjah as a secondary Gulf hub, targeting European markets where full-service airlines operating from Dubai and Doha maintain limited direct coverage. The wider recovery follows a turbulent stretch for the region’s carriers, with Air Arabia among those that ran reduced schedules during the Iran conflict earlier this year.