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flydubai and Visit Russia sign agreement to promote Russia in the Middle East

Dubai-based flydubai today signed an agreement with the Russian Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Visit Russia” to promote Russian destinations in the Middle East

Thursday, December 10, 2015 — Dubai-based flydubai today signed an agreement with the Russian Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Visit Russia” to promote Russian destinations in the Middle East. This highlights the airline’s commitment to the Russian market.

The agreement was signed by the Acting Director of Visit Russia, Yulia Mokhova, and Senior Vice President Commercial (UAE, EU, ME, CIS) at flydubai, Jeyhun Efendi. This was part of the ceremony to open the Visit Russia Office in Dubai which was set up to increase tourist traffic from the Middle East to Russian destinations. The launch ceremony was attended by Consul General of the Russian Federation in Dubai and Northern Emirates, Gocha Buachidze, and the Vice Head of the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism (Rosturism), Sergei Korneev and Mohamed Al Noori, Dubai Municipality.

Jeyhun Efendi said: “flydubai is committed to creating free flows of trade and tourism between Dubai and the destinations across our network. Since we launched our first flight to Russia in 2010 we saw the opportunity to connect Russia to the UAE with a focus on regional cities with populations of more than a million people. We are pleased to work with the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism and Visit Russia to develop further opportunities for tourism.”

The airline’s comprehensive network in the country includes daily flights to Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport and flights to a number of Russian regional destinations including Kazan, Mineralnye Vody, Samara and Yekaterinburg.

PHOTO CAPTION (head table, from left to right): Yulia Mokhova, Acting Director for Visit Russia; Jeyhun Efendi, Senior Vice President Commercial (UAE, EU, ME, CIS) at flydubai; Gocha Buachidze, Consul General of the Russian Federation in Dubai and Northern Emirates; Sergei Korneev, Vice Head of the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism (Rosturism). 

About flydubai

From its home in Dubai, flydubai has created a network of more than 125 destinations served by a fleet of 86 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 125 destinations in 58 countries across Africa, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Central and South-East Europe, the GCC and the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, 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 86 Boeing 737 aircraft and includes: 29 Next-Generation Boeing 737-800, 54 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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