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FlyDubai launches regular flight between Baku and Dubai

04 November 2009 16:45 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Nijat Mustafayev â€“ APA-Economics. Budget airline FlyDubai will begin a service to Azerbaijanâ€™s capital Baku from Nov. 20, the carrierâ€™s ninth destination since it started operating in June.
The will be the first service into the former Soviet Union area.
â€œBaku is our first route into Asia and a prime opportunity because of its rapid expansion as a business and tourism centre," FlyDubai Chief Executive Officer Ghaith al-Ghaith said in a statement.
"There is currently only one other airline operating direct flights between Dubai and Baku so we anticipate strong demand for our service."
The airline, which has ordered 50 Boeing single-aisle planes, suffered a setback on the lucrative India sector in July when it could not launch services to three Indian cities, citing unspecified operational issues.
It aims to cover most key cities within a flight distance of four and a half hours from Dubai.
FlyDubai will start flying to the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Nov. 8. Its network includes Beirut, Amman, Damascus and Doha.
â€œWhile the more well-known routes are a mainstay of FlyDubaiâ€™s business, it is also our aim to open up the skies and fly to less established locations,â€ Ghaith said.