Airlines / United Arab Emirates
Air Arabia is an airline from the United Arab Emirates, founded in 2003. Its codes are G9 (IATA) and ABY (ICAO), and its radio callsign is “ARABIA”.
Lifeline
- Air Arabia 2003–today
What the codes mean
The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (G9 123). The three-letter ICAO code is used in flight plans and by air traffic control. The radio callsign is what pilots and controllers say on the radio: a flight filed as ABY123 is called “ARABIA one two three”.
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