Dubai-based carrier to serve 11 destinations in Russia starting from May 2021. The airline also resumes flights to two more points in Iran and adds Tivat to its seasonal schedule.
Tuesday, May 4, 2021flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, has announced today the launch of additional routes bringing its network to more than 80 destinations. The carrier will grow its network in Russia to 11 points with of the introduction of new services to Moscow Zhukovski International Airport (ZIA) from 12 May, Novosibirsk Tolmachevo International Airport (OVB) from 28 May and Perm International Airport (PEE) from 02 June, while resuming operations to four more points in the market in May.
The carrier also announced the resumption of flights to Bandar Abbas International Airport (BND) from 12 May and Mashhad International Airport (MHD) from 13 May, growing its operations in Iran to five points including Larr (LRR), Shiraz (SYZ) and Tehran (IKA).
flydubai recently announced that it will be operating seasonal flights to Bodrum (BJV) and Trabzon(TZX) in Turkey as well as Batumi (BUS) in Georgia. The carrier is set to restart its seasonal operations to Tivat International Airport (TIV) in Montenegro from 25 June, offering passengers more choice to travel to popular destinations this summer.
Commenting on the announcement, Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer at flydubai, said: "It is now 11 years since flydubais first flight to Russia. During this period, we have grown our network in Russia providing direct air links from these key cities in Russia to the UAE; many of which are less than four hours flying time. We've made Dubai much more accessible and at the same time improved connectivity to more than 155 destinations from Dubais international aviation hub. Today, we are pleased to see our operations take off once again as we continue to support trade and travel between the countries."
Jeyhun Efendi, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations and E-commerce at flydubai, added: "flydubai offers convenient, comfortable and reliable services to its passengers whether they choose to travel in Business Class or Economy Class. We recognise that since the pandemic it has not been possible for our customers to travel as much as they would have liked. The launch of these new points in Russia along with the resumption of flights to a number of destinations on our network will hopefully enable more passengers to travel this summer, with the expectation of countries easing up travel restrictions in line with the growing vaccination efforts around the network."
flydubai's passenger experience has been redesigned to enable travel in a safe environment that minimises crew and passenger contact and offers passengers confidence to travel at every step of their journey. The airline has recently introduced an extended multi-risk travel insurance that includes COVID-19 cover to offer passengers greater peace of mind when travelling.
Passengers are required to make sure that they are up to date with the regulations from the IATA TravelCentre and theIATA destination trackerfor their whole journey, and follow the guidance issued by the authorities and the airline. Passengers can also visit theCOVID-19 information hubon flydubai.com for more information.
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Details for the 11 points in Russia:
Name of Airport | Status | Frequency/ week |
Kazan International Airport (KZN) | operating | 1 |
Moscow Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | operating | 5 |
Samara Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) | operating | 1 |
Yekaterinburg International Airport (SVX) | operating | 1 |
Makhachkala Uytash International Airport (MCX) | starts on 06 May | 1 |
Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) | starts on 07 May | 1 |
Rostov-on-Don International Airport Platov (ROV) | starts on 08 May | 1 |
Moscow Zhukovski International Airport (ZIA) | starts on 12 May | 1 |
Ufa International Airport (UFA) | starts on 15 May | 1 |
Novosibirsk Tolmachevo International Airport (OVB) | starts on 28 May | 1 |
Perm International Airport (PEE) | starts on 02 June | 1 |
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For the full timetable and fares, please visit:https://www.flydubai.com/en/plan/timetable
Flights can be booked from flydubais website (flydubai.com), the official flydubai App, the Contact Centre in Dubai on (+971) 600 54 44 45, the Customer Centre in Russia on 8 800 555 2833, the flydubai travel shops or through our travel partners.
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About flydubai:
From its home in Dubai, flydubai has created a network of more than 70 destinations served by a fleet of 50 aircraft. Since commencing operations in June 2009, flydubai has been committed to removing barriers to travel, creating free flows of trade and tourism and enhancing connectivity between different cultures across its ever-expanding network.
flydubai has marked its journey with a number of milestones:
An expanding network:Created a network of more than 70 destinations in 47 countries across Africa, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Central and South-East Europe, the GCC and the Middle East, and the Indian Subcontinent.
Serving underserved markets:Opened more than 40 new routes that did not previously have direct air links to Dubai or were not served by a UAE national carrier from Dubai.
An efficient single fleet-type:Operates a single fleet-type of 50 Boeing 737 aircraftand includes: 37 Next-Generation Boeing 737-800, 11 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 3 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft.
Enhancing connectivity:Carried more than 75 million passengers since it began operations in 2009.
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Aashif Shaikh
Mumbai, India