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    • Sharm El Sheikh airline’s second Egyptian destination after Alexandria Borg El Arab International Airport

    • Flights to Turkey, Georgia, Greece, Austria, Italy to restart from June onwards

    flydubai, a Dubai-based airline, on Thursday announced the launch of flights to the popular Egyptian destination, Sharm El Sheikh. 

    The carrier will operate three weekly flights to Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH) from 15 June. The route will become flydubai’s second destination in Egypt alongside Alexandria Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE).

    The launch of flights to the popular resort city brings the number of seasonal routes served by flydubai to seven destinations including Bodrum and Trabzon in Turkey, Batumi in Georgia, Mykonos and Santorini in Greece and Tivat in Montenegro.

    Ghaith Al Ghaith, chief executive officer at flydubai, said, “As more countries gradually lift restrictions on international travel, we are excited to grow our network and give passengers more options to travel this summer.”

    flydubai will restart its operations to Batumi in Georgia and Tivat in Montenegro from 25 June and both destinations offer UAE residents visas on arrival. Flights to Bodrum and Trabzon in Turkey will start from 4 and 24 June respectively with flights Mykonos and Santorini starting on 18 June. The carrier plans to start flights to Naples in Italy and Salzburg in Austria from July onwards.

    Sudhir Sreedharan, senior vice-president of Commercial Operations (UAE, GCC, Africa and the Indian Subcontinent) at flydubai said inquiries received by the airline indicate customers were keen to travel again and had started making their travel plans.

    ” Sharm El Sheikh is another exciting destination for our passengers to visit for their summer holidays,” he said.

    flydubai offers convenient and reliable travel services. Passengers will have the option to experience Business Class enjoying space and privacy in the cabin, a comfortable spacious seat, inflight entertainment with the latest films and TV shows available to watch and a range of dining options. Passengers will also benefit from a priority check-in service at Terminal 2, Dubai International.

    Passengers traveling in Economy Class will enjoy a Recaro-designed seat offering optimal levels of space and comfort in the air during their flight.  flydubai continues to roll out WiFi across its fleet enabling passengers to stay connected during their flight and can browse the web, send emails, use social networks and get the latest news. Passengers can choose between bundled (Flex/Value) or unbundled (Lite) fares depending on their travel needs.