flydubai marks 6 years of affordable travel from KSA

JEDDAH — Dubai is at the center of aviation innovation, at the crossroads of east and west and at the heart of a dynamic global industry connecting people of all backgrounds and cultures from different parts of the world. flydubai was born to provide convenient, reliable and affordable short-to-medium haul scheduled point-to-point non-stop commercial flights to the diverse multicultural population that makes up the largest city in the United Arab Emirates and to the wider customer base of the destinations it serves. Started operating to KSA in November 2010, now flydubai operates to 14 destinations - Abha, Al Jouf, Dammam, Gassim, Hail, Hofuf, Jeddah, Jezan, Madinah, Nejran, Riyadh, Tabuk, Taif and Yanbu. With more than 1600 flights a week, flydubai provides passengers in Saudi Arabia a flexible and convenient way to travel to Dubai and beyond. Hamad Obeidallah, Chief Commerical Officer in flydubai, said: “Saudi Arabia is a key market for flydubai. We are pleased to be able to serve Saudi passengers from the points where we operate; enabling people from both our nations visit their friends and families easily. Young passengers or those travelling as families do also benefit from our network, travelling via Dubai to attractive tourist destinations, such as Istanbul, Prague and Sofia in Europe, Almaty, Baku, Tbilisi and Yerevan in Central Asia, and Colombo, Kathmandu and Male’ in the Subcontinent.” Today flydubai flies to more than 90 destinations with a flight radius of 5.5 hours from Dubai. The carrier believes in letting passengers make choices to determine what services they pay for which in turn affects the fare level. The choice to fly when they wish, the time of day they desire to travel and the additional services they would like. Dedicated to reducing the cost of air travel in the region, flydubai focuses on efficiency so passengers have the ability to design their journey according to their needs. — SG