flydubai, Dubai’s first low cost airline, is to begin an intra-GCC service with the announcement of flights to the Qatari capital Doha.
The twice daily flights, are the first direct service between Dubai and Qatar to be operated by a low cost airline.
Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of flydubai, said: “flydubai was established by the government of Dubai in March 2008 in order to provide a quality service at a reasonable price and thereby make safe, efficient and comfortable flights available to many more people in this region. The importance of low cost intra-GCC flights cannot be underestimated. Our communities are close in many ways and these new flights from flydubai will help to bring us closer in terms of both business and leisure.
“flydubai has worked closely with the Qatari authorities to bring about this announcement and I would like to thank them, and especially Abdul Aziz Mohd Al-Noaimi, chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority, for their hard work and support.”
Abdul Aziz said: “flydubai will be a great addition to the existing flight schedule between Doha and Dubai as it will give so many more people another option when travelling.”
Both flights will target peak travel times on one of the busiest routes in the GCC. FZ001 will leave Dubai at 7.30 am, with the evening flight FZ007 leaving at 8.20 pm. The flight time to Doha is one hour. Return flights FZ002 and FZ008 will leave Doha at 8.30 am and 9.20 pm respectively, arriving in Dubai at 10.30 am and 11.20 pm local time.
The airline has also just announced the launch of flights to Khartoum in Sudan.