Flydubai to Switch Dubai Airports

Posted 23/11/2011

United Arab Emirates (UAE) low-cost carrier flydubai is set to move its operations from Dubai International Airport to the new Al Maktoum International Airport in Jebel Ali, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Department of Civil Aviation and Chairman and Chief Executive Emirates Airline and Group, confirmed during the Dubai Air Show earlier this month.

The fast expanding budget airline is expected to become the first scheduled passenger carrier to establish a base at the new airport, which will eventually become the sole gateway to Dubai, and will help ease the congestion at Dubai International and allow its sister carrier, Emirates Airline, to continue its dramatic expansion.

Flydubai may be relatively new into the global market but it has already established a significant operation at Dubai International where it is currently the second largest operator.  This month it is offering almost 700 weekly flights to more than 40 destinations with more than 130,000 weekly seats to and from Dubai per week.

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