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Fujairah International Airport (FIA) has seen 176 private flights in the two years since November 2012. Of those, 66 were in 2014, representing a steady increase over earlier periods. The airport signed a seven-year agreement with Switzerland’s Aurora Aviation in 2012 to provide FBO services at FIA.

Charles Hajdu, acting general manager at FIA, told AIN: “Aurora Aviation has developed its general aviation business to include an FBO. It is the exclusive provider for FBO services here at Fujairah International Airport. I am pleased with their performance as we have seen the number of movements related to business and private flights increase by 39 percent [since 2012].” According to Aurora, it has attracted 26 percent more new operators to the airport since it took over.