Dubai-based flydubai has announced plans to launch flights to Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, extending the airline’s route network in the country to three destinations.
The airline will operate four flights a week, starting from October 26, and will be the first Dubai-based carrier to serve this route.
flydubai launched operations to Kazakhstan in September 2014 with flights to Almaty and Shymkent ane Astana becomes the ninth destination in flydubai’s network in Central Asia and the Caucasus.
With the new launch the airline will operate 38 weekly flights from Dubai to cities in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of flydubai, said: “It has been a year since the start of our operations in Kazakhstan and we are pleased to extend our network in the country, where we have seen strong demand for our services.
“Astana is a major economic hub in Central Asia and the launch of flydubai’s flights to the Kazakhstani capital marks an important milestone in our expansion in the region.”
flydubai operates a fleet of 49 Boeing 737-800 aircraft and has a network of more than 95 destinations in 46 countries.
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