flydubai receives 43rd aircraft on 43rd UAE National Day

flydubai will take delivery of its 43rd aircraft tomorrow, coinciding with UAE National Day, as the UAE celebrates its 43rd anniversary

Monday, December 1, 2014 — flydubai will take delivery of its 43rd aircraft tomorrow, coinciding with UAE National Day, as the UAE celebrates its 43rd anniversary.

This is the last of eight aircraft to be delivered this year.

The aircraft is the latest in the airline’s growing fleet of new Next-Generation Boeing 737-800, which operate over 1,100 flights a week across the Middle East, GCC, Africa, Caucasus, Central Asia, Europe and the Indian Subcontinent. The airline will take delivery of more than 100 new Boeing aircraft by the end of 2023.

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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