The airline continues to grow its network to other destinations in Saudi Arabia
Dubai, UAE, 12 April 2022: flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, has announced today that flights to Taif in Saudi Arabia will commence on 15 April with a daily service. This brings the number of destinations served by the carrier in the Kingdom to seven.
Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer at flydubai, said: “we are pleased to see our network grow to offer more than 95 unique destinations. The network expansion has been supported by our growing fleet as we continue to take delivery of more aircraft over the next few months. We look forward to welcoming passengers back on our flights to Taif and thank the authorities for their continuous support.”
Taif is located less than 100 kilometres east of Mecca in a valley on the eastern side of the Hejaz mountains. The millennia-old city is a favourite summer destination for those looking for the pleasant weather offered by the altitude. Due its cooler climate and fertile land, the region earned its title of "Garden of the Hejaz”. Known as the City of Roses, more than 900 rose farms produce over 300 million flowers every spring.
flydubai has built a network of more than 95 destinations in 50 countries served by a young fleet of 63 Boeing 737 aircraft. With the resumption of daily flights to Taif, flydubai’s network in Saudi Arabia has now grown to seven destinations including AlUla, Dammam, Jeddah, Madinah, Riyadh, and Yanbu.
flydubai’s passenger experience has been redesigned to enable travel in a safe environment that minimizes crew and passenger contact and offers passengers the confidence to travel at every step of their journey.
Passengers are required to make sure that they are up to date with the regulations from the IATA Travel Centre and the IATA destination tracker for their whole journey and follow the guidance issued by the authorities and the airline. They can also visit the COVID-19 information hub on flydubai.com for more information.
Flight details
Flights from Terminal 2, Dubai International (DXB) to Taif International Airport (TIF) will operate daily.
Return Business Class fares from DXB to TIF start from AED 3,100 and Economy Class fares start from AED 1,800. Return Business Class fares from TIF to DXB start from SAR 4,200 and Economy Class fares start from SAR 1,800.
For the full timetable, please visit: https://www.flydubai.com/en/plan/timetable
Flights are available to book on flydubai.com, the official flydubai App, the Call Centre in Dubai on (+971) 600 54 44 45, the Call Centre in Saudi Arabia (+966) 206 0033, the flydubai travel shops or through our travel partners.
About flydubai:
From its home in Dubai, flydubai has created a network of more than 95 destinations served by a fleet of 62 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 95 destinations in 50 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 70 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 62 Boeing 737 aircraft and includes: 34 Next-Generation Boeing 737-800, 25 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 3 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft.
Enhancing connectivity: Carried more than 80 million passengers since it began operations in 2009.
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Aashif Shaikh
Mumbai, India