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Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs officials congratulate flydubai on a successful first three months of visa sales & services

flydubai, Dubai’s innovative low cost airline, was joined by officials from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs-Dubai (GDRFA-D) at the flydubai Travel Shop to celebrate a successful first three months of in-house visa sales & services

Sunday, March 4, 2012 — flydubai, Dubai’s innovative low cost airline, was joined by officials from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs-Dubai (GDRFA-D) at the flydubai Travel Shop to celebrate a successful first three months of in-house visa sales & services.

flydubai’s CEO, Ghaith Al Ghaith and CCO Hamad Obaidalla were joined by Major General Mohammed Al Marri and Brigadier Salah Saif bin Suloom from GDRFA-D for a cake cutting ceremony as flydubai added mobile visas to its list of services at the Travel Shop. UAE residents can also apply for tourist, short- and long-term, 96-hours, and service visas for their relatives and friends travelling on flydubai to the UAE.

Major General Al Marri said: “The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai continuously strives to provide the best services for travellers to enjoy their time in Dubai, whether visiting for business or leisure. With an increasing number of visitors to the UAE, the flydubai Travel Shop works closely with us to process all visa needs from applications to providing a copy of the approved visa and helping tourists extend their stay in the country.”

Al Ghaith said: “The simplicity of flydubai’s visa services helps UAE residents make travel for their relatives and friends a little less stressful. By offering this service in the same location as ticket sales, the whole booking process becomes simple and convenient, encouraging them to travel more often.”

The flydubai Travel Shop is located on Al Ittihad Road in Deira, Dubai, and is open from 08:00 to 20:00 Saturday to Thursday. For more information, visit flydubai.com.

flydubai has a simple model where customers only pay for services they want to receive. Fares are inclusive of all taxes plus one piece of hand luggage weighing up to 7kg and one small laptop bag or hand bag. Checked baggage starts at AED 50 for 20kgs. A seat with extra legroom costs AED100.

flydubai operates from the modernised Terminal 2 building on the north side of Dubai International Airport.

About flydubai

From its home in Dubai, flydubai has created a network of more than 125 destinations served by a fleet of 88 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 126 destinations in 55 countries across Africa, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Central and South-East Europe, the GCC and the Middle East, South Asia and South-East Asia.

Serving underserved markets: Opened more than 90 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 88 Boeing 737 aircraft and includes: 29 Next-Generation Boeing 737-800, 56 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 03 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft.

Enhancing connectivity: Carried more than 100 million passengers since it began operations in 2009.

 

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