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Flydubai purchases new Boeing aircraft

16 June 2011 12:12 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Nijat Mustafayev â€“ APA-Economics. Flydubai has reaffirmed its position as the worldâ€™s fastest growing start up airline with the arrival of its 17th aircraft in just two years. Joining one of the youngest fleets in the industry, the arrival of another new Boeing 737-NG800 is the culmination of an impressive first two years in business and is yet another significant milestone for Dubaiâ€™s first low cost airline.

Representing an investment of US$ 80 million, the new addition will support the airlineâ€™s expanding network of 36 routes across the Middle East, Asia, Africa and the fringes of Europe, and arrives just in time for the start of the peak summer season.

The aircraft arrived at Dubaiâ€™s Terminal 2 after making the journey from the manufacturerâ€™s base at Payne Field, Seattle via the Lumexis base in Califormia. The new aircraft is flydubaiâ€™s tenth to be fitted with Boeingâ€™s new Sky Interior and the revolutionary Fibre-To-The-Screen in-flight entertainment system by Lumexis, and will provide even more flydubai passengers with an array of entertainment options.

Established in March 2008, flydubai, Dubaiâ€™s first low cost airline, started operations on June 1st, 2009. Set up by the government of Dubai, flydubai is aimed at making travel a little less complex, a little less stressful and a little less expensive.