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00:00We have with us the CEO of the Arabian Airlines, Mr. Aydel Ali.
00:05Welcome, Mr. Aydel.
00:07Whenever we meet, we always have new numbers.
00:10God willing.
00:11As you can see, the number of visitors, the number of shows, the number of tourists,
00:20the number of travel companies and the number of travel companies in general.
00:26We have high expectations for the travel and tourism market in our region,
00:31the Arabian region in particular, the Gulf region and the UAE in particular.
00:37Despite the geopolitical situation in the region, despite the challenges,
00:43there is a great demand for the travel market.
00:47And, of course, the proof is the huge number of people in this exhibition that we see today.
00:53Mr. Aydel, given the geopolitical tensions in the region and their impact on the company's business,
00:58if there is an impact, how far will it go?
01:00On the other hand, we have seen climate changes, Mr. Aydel, during the past period.
01:05Of course, the amount of rain has been the most frequent and dense since 75 years ago,
01:12and it has affected the business and, among other things, the movement of planes.
01:15To what extent has it affected us, and is this impact still there,
01:19or have we fully prepared the schedule for the trips, even the travel costs and so on?
01:25Is there still some tension?
01:28Let's start with the first issue, which is the political issues in the eastern region,
01:34especially in Al-Aqsa.
01:37Thank God, so far we have not seen, despite the difficult conditions,
01:43we have not seen an impact on the travel market.
01:46So this is a different issue.
01:50The other issue is the air and weather disasters that have occurred.
01:55Of course, in the region, we are not used to such weather,
01:58not like what you mentioned, 75 years ago,
02:01and those who saw it before us are not present at this time.
02:05God willing, in the next season, we may not be present.
02:11But really,
02:13God willing,
02:15but the nature of the situation, what happened was unexpected.
02:19It had a negative effect on the priorities of the planes,
02:25of course, security and safety.
02:28We must go out in the air to be safe.
02:31The amount of rain, water and wind that came was unexpected in any field.
02:36In a quick way,
02:41all the airports in the country were able to return the flights to their nature quickly.
02:47I mean, we were in the plane carriage,
02:50within 24 hours of the end of the rain,
02:54our flights were 100% balanced.
02:57There was a delay.
02:59We must adapt to the weather, not only here in the region.
03:05We see big fluctuations in the weather in almost all the countries in the world.
03:11We have never seen this before,
03:14whether in the East or the West.
03:17Regardless of the effects, the weather is good here.
03:21Other places are affected by the weather.
03:24But what we saw in this country,
03:28despite the challenges that existed,
03:31the return of the flights to their nature was quick.
03:37The obstacles that I mentioned are natural.
03:40When hundreds of thousands of obstacles arrive at each airport and change every day,
03:45there were challenges, of course.
03:48But, thank God, the complete result that we saw,
03:51people arrived safely.
03:53There were no major damage.
03:55Everything returned to normal.
03:57We are ready for any event like this.
04:01Everyone learns from us.
04:03God willing, we will be more prepared.
04:07Let's go back to what we started with,
04:09which is the demand for travel.
04:11To what extent is the plane carriage ready to meet this demand?
04:16The plane carriage and other companies are all ready.
04:23But we must admit that there is a global challenge today,
04:28not only in the region, but globally.
04:31The companies that manufacture planes, engines,
04:36and other logistical services in the aircraft industry
04:40have been very slow since COVID-19 until now.
04:45They have not recovered their strength.
04:48This has slowed the expansion of work.
04:54But the demand for travel after COVID-19
04:59is expected to increase by 10%.
05:03This year, in 2024,
05:07we expect to increase the number of planes by 12.
05:12Yesterday, we started the first flights from a new airport
05:16in the Arab company in Morocco.
05:18The first flight was from Rabat to Brussels.
05:22In the previous interview with us,
05:24you mentioned that there will be three flights,
05:26if I remember correctly, with Morocco.
05:28That's right.
05:29Three planes.
05:30Two planes started and the third will arrive.
05:33Here, as usual,
05:35between the main headquarters in Sharjah
05:38and Ras al-Khaimah,
05:40we will also start new flights
05:42with the increase in tourism and the demand for tourism
05:45in Ras al-Khaimah.
05:47Our focus will be on the tourism market in Ras al-Khaimah.
05:50How much is the total fuel cost?
05:54How much is it compared to international companies?
05:57Today, fuel is a commodity
06:01that must be adapted to its increase and decrease.
06:05It can reach from 25% to 35%.
06:10So, it is necessary that all companies,
06:14including us,
06:16must have oil reserves.
06:21Thank you very much.
06:23You are welcome.