Flydubai Starts Fights to a Fifth Destination

DUBAI - Flydubai, Dubai’s first low-cost airline, added Aleppo to its list of operational destinations om Monday morning when its inaugural flight touched down in Syria’s second largest city.

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Published: Wed 15 Jul 2009, 1:46 AM

Last updated: Sun 5 Apr 2015, 9:39 PM

Flight FZ223 took off from Dubai International Airport at 0800hrs and landed at Aleppo International Airport at 1030hrs local time, after a three and a half hour journey. The return flight, FZ224, left 45 minutes later at 1115hrs. Aleppo is flydubai’s fifth operational destination since the company launched its services just six weeks ago. It already flies to Beirut, Amman, Damascus and Alexandria. Syria is the first country to have two flydubai routes, with Aleppo catering to passengers in the north and Damascus to those in the south. Aleppo’s inclusion means flydubai now flies to the four largest cities in the Levant region.

Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of flydubai, who waved the inaugural flight off from Dubai International Airport’s Terminal 2, said the UAE and Syria were long-term friends with long-term goals. “This is a great opportunity for people in both cities to travel to each other’s countries more regularly. Our aim is always to bring people together more often and to make their journeys a little less complicated, a little less stressful and a little less expensive.

· business@khaleejtimes.com


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