flydubai completes first round of routes with Alexandria
flydubai touched down in Alexandria, Egypt, completing its first round of operational destinations
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 — flydubai, Dubai’s first low cost airline, on Tuesday, 9 June touched down in Alexandria, Egypt, completing its first round of operational destinations.
Flight FZ177, which is a daily service, left Dubai International Airport’s Terminal 2 at 18.45 hours and arrived just under four hours later at El Nozha Airport at 21.40 hours local time.
The addition of daily services to Egypt’s second city makes the journey home for thousands of Egyptian expatriate workers in the UAE more affordable and accessible and opens Dubai as an achievable holiday and short break destination for the people of Egypt.
The landing at Alexandria also means that flydubai has accomplished its first round of new routes, which already includes Beirut, Amman and Damascus, in just eight days.
Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of flydubai said that the occasion was a great step forward in travelling to one of Egypt’s most popular tourist locations and also another milestone in flydubai’s short history.
“We are extremely pleased to have Alexandria as our newest destination. The Egyptian expatriates who work in the UAE now have the opportunity to travel home more often and the people of Dubai also now have even more access to Egypt’s cultural and historical treasures,” he said.
“This also signifies another landmark event in flydubai’s early operations and we offer our thanks to the authorities in Egypt who have made this possible,” he added. “From the very beginnings of flydubai as a concept right through to this first round of daily routes, everything has been meticulously planned and we are exactly where we wanted to be. From a standing start to four destinations in just eight days is something we can all be very proud of.”
At the Farnborough Airshow last year, flydubai placed an order for 50 Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft, in a deal worth around US$4 billion. Each has a range of over 5,500 kilometres.
The daily 2,500km Alexandria to Dubai flight is timetabled to leave at 22.25 hours local time arriving in Dubai at 03.25 hours.
More routes will be announced shortly.
The flydubai model is simple, with customers paying for the services they want. The ticket price includes all taxes and a generous hand baggage allowance of 10kg. From there, customers are able to select other services at an additional charge.
flydubai operates from an enhanced and modernised Terminal 2 on the north side of Dubai International Airport.
Customers wishing to book their flights with flydubai can do so via the internet at www.flydubai.com, through the call centre on +971 4301 0800, or at their nearest branch of Emirates Post.
