Dubai-based flydubai recently announced the commencement of its service to Chennai. Chennai becomes the eighth destination on flydubai’s network in India and is part of the continuous commitment to meet the increasing demand for travel between India and the United Arab Emirates. The launch of the Chennai route will be served with three flights a week which will see flydubai operate a total of 29 weekly flights between Dubai and India.
Commenting on the start of the ninth route launched by flydubai since the beginning of this year, Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer, flydubai, said, “It has been our constant endeavour to provide greater convenience to our passengers travelling from India. The addition of Chennai to our network will provide the opportunity to visit Dubai more often and explore the flydubai network which we are already seeing from our other points in India. It will also provide the opportunity to connect, with the interline agreements we have in place, onwards through Dubai’s aviation hub. India has strong economic and cultural ties with the region and we are committed to enhancing connectivity between India and Dubai.”
Commenting on the inaugural flight to Chennai, Sudhir Sreedharan, Senior Vice President, Commercial (GCC, Subcontinent, Africa), flydubai added, “flydubai sees India as a key market on its network and is committed to delivering the best, reliable travel options whether in economy or business class. With the launch of four new points in India in 2014, flydubai saw a 70 per cent growth in passenger numbers and we are confident that this will significantly contribute to the growth of, not only trade and tourism between the two countries, but across the region.”
Within India, in addition to Chennai, flydubai operates services to Ahmedabad, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram.
