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Flydubai introduces first mobile and email entry visa service to Dubai

14 May 2010 11:40 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Nijat Mustafayev - APA-Economics. Dubaiâ€™s first low cost airline, and the Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department (DNRD) have announced a partnership to activate a quick, easy and hassle-free service which allows travellers to collect their visas by email or mobile phone.

The new service will remove much of the hassle from the visa process, and flydubai will be the launch customer for a trial period of three months. The airline will offer M-visa at no additional charge to passengers. The trial will start on May 19th

"DNRDâ€™s management is in a constant search for the latest electronic technologies and how to employ them to speed up procedures and reduce congestion in branches of the DNRD. The new service enables people to complete a transaction simply and easily in line with the strategy of the DNRD to provide the best services to all customers in the country and abroad through the use of the latest advanced technology such as the Internet and mobile devices. M -Visa will be used to inform customers immediately via e-mail and SMS text messaging when visas are ready.â€

With flydubai, travellers can take 1 piece of hand baggage (weighing up to 10 kg) no larger than 56 cm x 45 cm x 25 cm on board without charge. If the bag does not meet the cabin requirements, it will be checked into the aircraft hold at a cost of AED 150. For a little extra, passengers can check a bag. Each bag purchased can hold up to 32 kg and not larger than 90 cm x 75 cm x 43 cm. If customers want to take more, an additional bag can be purchased, subject to availability.

Established in March 2008 with start-up capital of AED 250 million, flydubai is Dubaiâ€™s first low cost airline. Owned by the government of Dubai, the airline will support the cityâ€™s commercial and tourism sectors by serving all travellers, providing them with affordable air links to a range of destinations.