Flydubai to begin flights from Al Maktoum International Airport

Budget airline Flydubai will commence services from Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC) with effect from October 25, 2015.

Flights to Amman, Beirut, Chittagong, Doha, Kathmandu, Kuwait and Muscat will become available from DWC. Flights to these destinations will continue to be available from Dubai International Airport, the carrier said in a statement.

Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer of Flydubai , said: "There are very few international cities that do not have more than one airport and Dubai is planning to build the world's largest airport. The start of our new operations at DWC provides further opportunities for growth for Flydubai as we take delivery of more than 100 new Boeing aircraft by 2023."

He said: "We know from the feedback from our passengers that they value the convenience and flexibility of Terminal 2 at Dubai International. We believe that our new operations at DWC will offer the same enhanced travel experience to our passengers and will enable us to cover more of Dubai."

In a planned approach Flydubai will grow its operations at DWC over the next few years.

"Customers of Flydubai will benefit from the convenience and efficiency of the new facilities at DWC and the arrival of Flydubai will see a significant increase in the choice of destinations available at DWC," said Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports.

Flydubai has created a network of 94 destinations, announcing 18 new routes since the start of the year and includes 59 routes.

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