“We are starting with three flights per week on the Bucharest-Dubai route on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays, as of October 28 we will introduce a fourth flight on Thursdays. Our plan is to reach daily flights on this route, which also connects Romania to other destinations. We think potential to grow in Romania is significant,” Ghaith al Ghaith, CEO of flydubai, said at the event dedicated to the launch of the first flight from Romania.
The exclusive representative of flydubai on the Romanian market is World Travel (held by the Demetriade family, founders of Happy Tour travel agency), which also represents Emirates airline. Ground handling services are provided by GlobeGround.
flydubai, set up in Dubai in 2008 by sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, prime minister of the Arab Emirates and monarch of Dubai, one of the world’s richest royals, operates flights to 49 destinations.
flydubai passengers will be able to travel from Dubai to one of the 49 destinations operated by the company in the Gulf area, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean and Asia.
“In the region where we operate we serve around 2.5 million passengers. Romania will benefit from our network. I think currently in Romania there is a void on the market of services that connect the country to the United Arab Emirates,” the representative of flydubai also said.
Last year flydubai’s number of passengers went up 80% and this year a 40% increase is expected, to over 5 million passengers, according to Ghaith Al Ghaith.
(English version by Daniela Stoican)