Established by the Government of Dubai in March 2008, Dubai Aviation Corporation, trading as Flydubai, is a low cost airline with flight operations and head offices at Terminal 2 of Dubai International Airport. Over the past several years, this airline has been in the news, since it has been nominated for several prestigious awards, including World’s Leading Low-Cost Airline in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. In both 2012 and 2013, Flydubai was named the best Low-Cost Airline Serving the Middle East at the Business Traveler Middle East Awards. Their ongoing commitment to offer reliable, convenient low fare travel to business travelers across the globe is accompanied by high standards in service to passengers.
Fly Dubai Fleet
In June 2008 at the Farnborough Airshow, Flydubai announced that it had ordered 50 Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft that cost close to $3.74 billion. In 2014, 5 years after the arrival of these crafts, the fleet operates more than 1100 flights each week and employs close to 500 cabin crew professionals and 300 pilots. On January 2014, the company finalized its deal of acquiring 75 Boeing 737 MAX 8s and 11 Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft, along with 25 more Boeing 737 MAX flights, taking the order close to $8.8 billion.
Fly Dubai Destinations
This airline operates in more than 75 destinations across the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Russia and Africa. Sought after destinations include Colombo and Mattala in Sri Lanka; Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Chennai and Hyderabad in India; Bucharest in Romania; Moscow, Rostov-on-Don, Ufa and Kazan in the Russian Federation; Prague in Czech Republic and various other destinations in Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan, Tanzania, Iran, Armenia, Turkey, Qatar, Bahrain, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Jordan, Serbia, Uganda and Nepal.
Fly Dubai Business Class
Passengers who want to travel business class are in for a treat, since all 12 business travelers will enjoy personal and friendly service from a cabin crew member, apart from access to snacks on demand, web check in, access to more than 200 movies, blanket, pillow, noise cancellation headphones, generous baggage allowance, non-alcoholic and alcoholic refreshments, HD in all flight entertainment, priority baggage collection and a spacious and comfortable 42 inch business class seat with 7 inch recline option, adjustable head rest and ample leg room.
Fly Dubai On board Facilities
The on board facilities include pre booking of meals 40 to 48 hours before your journey on specific routes. Choices including Arabic mezze, chicken salad, chicken tikka kebabs, omelet with chicken chipolata, goan style fish curry and a lot more. Apart from the business class, the economy class travelers also have in flight entertainment options with an entertainment package that includes music, games, TV shows and a wide selection of HD movies on a 12.5 inch screen.
Fly Dubai Online Booking & Check In
Economy class is allowed one hand bag less than 7 kgs and under 56 cm x 45 cm x 25 cm as cabin baggage. Business travellers can carry two items on board under 15 kgs, excluding their laptop. Apart from online check in, you can also book flight tickets online.