flydubai expands its network with inaugural flights to Cairo and Poznań

• The Dubai-based airline becomes the first UAE national airline to connect Cairo Sphinx Airport with a daily service from Dubai.
• flydubai launched its three-times-weekly service to Poznań Airport, expanding its network in Poland to three destinations, including Krakow and Warsaw.

flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, launched operations to Cairo and Poznań on October 29. The inaugural flights landed at Sphinx International Airport (SPX) and Poznań Airport (POZ) and were greeted with a water cannon salute and a warm welcome from airport officials, becoming the Emirates’ first airline United Arab Emirates to operate direct flights to these airports.

With the start of flights to Cairo and Poznań, flydubai expands its network in Egypt to two destinations, including Alexandria and Cairo, and in Poland to three destinations, including Krakow, Poznań and Warsaw.

Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of flydubaisaying:

“We are proud to see our network reach new heights with the addition of Cairo and Poznań. We have launched more than 20 destinations since early 2023, growing the flydubai network to more than 120 destinations spanning from Italy to Malaysia. “We remain committed to strengthening air links from the UAE to underserved markets via Dubai Aviation Hub and playing a vital role in supporting economic growth and free flows of trade and tourism in the region.”

Commenting on the start of operations in Cairo, Sudhir Sreedharan, Senior Vice President, Business Operations (UAE, GCC, Africa and Indian Subcontinent), flydubai, saying:

“Egypt has long been an important market for flydubai. We have continued to see growing demand on the Alexandria route since we began operating in 2009. Our new daily service to Cairo will allow more customers in the UAE and the region to enjoy direct access to the city through the convenience from Sphinx Airport. “We are confident that our passengers will enjoy the elevated comfort of the Business and Economy cabins on our newest aircraft operating on the route.”

Commenting on the launch of flights to Poznań, Jeyhun Efendi, Senior Vice President of Business Operations and E-Commerce at flydubaisaying:

“We are delighted to add Poznań as our third destination in Poland. We have seen huge growth in passenger numbers from Poland over the years and the new service will further adapt to the increase in travel demand. “We have carried more than double the number of passengers to Krakow and Warsaw in 2022 compared to 2021 and we are optimistic this will continue in the coming months.”

Poznań will feature a three-times-weekly service, bringing the total number of flights operated to Krakow, Poznań and Warsaw from Dubai to 17 weekly flights.

Grzegorz Bykowski, Vice President of the Poznań-Ławica Airport Authoritysaying:

“The start of Flydubai direct flights from Poznań to Dubai is a milestone in the development of the Poznań airport network. On October 29, we inaugurated the first flight with this airline to this city in the United Arab Emirates and we can already see that the connection is very popular. Poznań is the third city in Poland to now gain a reliable connection to the Middle East and we are excited to offer residents of Poznań, Greater Poland and the entire western region of Poland direct flights to Dubai, as well as the flydubai network of more than 115 destinations. in 54 countries. The new route from Poznań to Dubai has opened new travel opportunities that we hope will generate additional passenger flows in business and tourism and thanks to the cooperation of Poznań-Ławica Airport and the local tourism organization of Poznań, we hope to present Poznań as a tourist destination attractive to passengers traveling from the United Arab Emirates.”

Flight details

Flights between Dubai International Airport (DXB) Terminal 2 and Sphinx International Airport (SPX) will operate daily.

Round-trip Business Class fares from DXB to SPX start from AED 5,500 and Economy Class Lite fares start from AED 1,250. Round-trip Business Class fares from SPX to DXB start from EGP 32,500 and Economy Class Lite starts from EGP 9,400.

Flights between Terminal 2 at Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Poznań Airport (POZ) will operate three times a week, on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Business Class return fares from DXB to POZ start from AED 11,300 and Economy Class Lite fares start from AED 2,950. Round-trip Business Class fares from POZ to DXB start from €2,670 and Economy Class Lite fares start from €500.

News source: flydubai