Flydubai, Dubai’s pioneering low cost airline, added to its expanding network with the start of flights to Baghdad, Iraq.
The inaugural flight FZ215 took off from Dubai Terminal 2 at 1355hrs on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, landing at Baghdad International Airport at 1545hrs. In addition to Arbil and Sulaimaniyah, the four-times weekly flight to Baghdad increases flydubai’s presence in Iraq to three cities. Flights to Najaf, flydubai’s fourth Iraqi point, will start on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
Flydubai, the budget airline based in the UAE, is ready for their 50th destination – Bishkek in the Kyrgyz Republic, part of the former Soviet Union. Flights between Dubai and Bishkek will launch on February 7, 2012.
Flights will operate twice a week, departing Dubai on Tuesdays and Fridays, with flights from Bishkek to Dubai leaving on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The entry into the Kyrgyz Republic expands the global network of the low cost carrier to 28 countries across the Middle East, Africa, Indian Sub-Continent, Asia and Central and Eastern Europe.
Low cost airline Flydubai has announced the launch of a new division to support the airline’s goal of making the transportation of goods and people across the Middle East simple, accessible and affordable.
Flydubai Cargo, which is due to start on January 1, 2012, will transport goods to all of the low cost carrier’s 46 destinations, as well as additional cities in India and Pakistan. Cargo, including perishable items, textiles, electronics, couriered items, mail, pharmaceuticals and general cargo, can originate from any point on the Flydubai network or beyond.
flydubai announced the addition of Riyadh and Jeddah to its network, expanding its presence in Saudi Arabia from three to five key destinations. Flights to Riyadh and Jeddah will commence on May 1st, with daily flights to the capital and a four times per week service to Jeddah. As the twin-centres of Saudi Arabia’s administrative, financial and commercial activities, the new routes are of strategic importance to flydubai and will supplement its existing routes to Abha, Gassim and Yanbu.
