Quetta welcomes flydubai

Dubai-based flydubai's inaugural flight to Quetta landed today and was greeted by a traditional water cannon salute

Thursday, June 11, 2015 — Dubai-based flydubai's inaugural flight to Quetta landed today and was greeted by a traditional water cannon salute.

The flight marks the start of a direct air link between Dubai and flydubai's fourth destination in Pakistan. Receiving the aircraft was the Governor of Balochistan, H.E. Mohammad Khan Achakzi along with senior Airport and Government officials.

flydubai first began flights to Pakistan in 2010 to Karachi, flydubai's 20th destination on its network which has now grown to over 90 points. In 2013, flights to Sialkot and Multan were launched and flydubai now operates 27 flights a week to Pakistan. flydubai has announced 16 destinations this year.

flydubai serves a wide network of destinations in the Subcontinent. This network covers eight points in India, three points in Bangladesh, two points in Afghanistan, as well as the capital cities of Nepal and Sri Lanka, with flights to Kathmandu and Colombo respectively.

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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