Flydubai News
flydubai launches new flights to Maldives
flydubai has inaugurated services to its latest destination – Malé, the capital of the Maldives. The inaugural flight, FZ561, departed Dubai Terminal 2 at 00:35, arriving at Malé Ibrahim Nasir International Airport at 06:20 local time.
flydubai adds new Saudi flights to network
flydubai has added another destination in Saudi Arabia to its network, with two flights a week to Ha’il. Flights to Ha’il, an oasis city in Nejd in the north west of the country, will commence on February 13th 2013.
flydubai expands HD Hollywood movie offering on low-cost flights
flydubai has become the first airline in the world to show high definition movies from all six major Hollywood studios. The airline introduced its In-Flight Entertainment system in December 2010 with HD films from Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
flydubai launches cheap flights to the Maldives
flydubai has announced new flights to Malé, the capital of the Republic of Maldives. Commencing on January 19th 2013, flights will operate five times a week between Dubai’s Terminal 2 and the Maldives’ Ibrahim Nasir International Airport on the island of Malé.
flydubai takes delivery of Boeing 737-800NG
Flydubai has taken delivery of the first of three Boeing 737-800NG aircraft financed through a $117.5 million loan agreement with the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Its arrival takes flydubai’s fleet size to 26 aircraft in operation.
flydubai offers new Saudi Arabia flights with Tabuk departure
flydubai has announced it is to start operations to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, on November 7th 2012. Due to the influx of visitors and a number of key infrastructure projects underway in the city, including upgrades to Tabuk Airport, international travel trade companies such as global hoteliers are travelling to the city, raising its tourism appeal.
flydubai lands in Bucharest for inaugural flight
Dubai-based low-cost carrier flydubai has inaugurated services to its latest destination in Central & Eastern Europe – Bucharest, the capital of Romania. The inaugural flight, FZ797, departed Dubai Terminal 2 at 09:15, arriving at Henri Coandă International Airport (Bucharest Otopeni International Airport) at 13:30.
flydubai chief praises UAE aviation policy
Ghaith Al Ghaith, chief exexcutive of flydubai, has explained the importance of the UAE’s role in allowing the airline to flourish at the World Low Cost Airlines Congress held in London, UK. In his speech to leading aviation figures from around the globe, Al Ghaith said: “Throughout our three years of operations we have remained agile in our ability to capitalize on opportunities and we continue to challenge the conventions around low-cost travel.”
DWI supplies GRPS to flydubai
DWI is pleased to announce that it has signed flydubai, Dubai’s innovative low-cost carrier, to its GPS RAIM prediction service, GRPS.
flydubai goes mobile
Travellers can now access a host of online functions and important travel information in the palm of their hand with the launch of a new mobile website from flydubai, Dubai’s innovative low-cost airline.
flydubai goes mobile with new app
Travellers can now access a host of online functions and important travel information in the palm of their hand with the launch of a new mobile website from flydubai, Dubai’s innovative low-cost airline. Designed to work with any device that has an internet data connection and a web browser, the new mobile flydubai.com allows customers to book and pay for flights from almost anywhere in the world.
New Iraq flights for flydubai
Low-cost airline flydubai has added another Iraqi destination to its network, with four-times weekly flights to Basra scheduled to begin on August 8th 2012. Basra joins the capital, Baghdad, plus Najaf, Sulaimaniyah, and Erbil, swelling flydubai’s Iraqi route map to five points, one of the most comprehensive networks to Iraq in the region.