Flydubai readies for Zagreb comeback
Flydubai will reintroduce flights to Zagreb this weekend following a two-year hiatus, replacing its partner Emirates on the route until March 30, 2019. The hybrid carrier notes that this partnership will allow Emirates to better cope with the traditional drop in demand over the winter while reiterating that Croatia "remains an important market for Flydubai", as it also maintains seasonal summer flights to Dubrovnik. Emirates President, Tim Clark, noted that seasonal route swaps, such as the case with Zagreb, could become more common in the future, opening prospects for other markets in the former Yugoslavia as well. “Focusing the network according to two carriers playing their role is working well. We haven’t finished that exercise by any stretch of the imagination”, Mr Clark said in an interview earlier this month.
Flydubai will maintain daily services to Zagreb with its 166-seat Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. “The move will ensure that capacity is deployed to best serve customer demand by maximising the frequency for passengers during the winter season”, Flydubai said. Emirates currently operates the route mainly in a three-class configuration using a Boeing 777 aircraft. Last winter season, it maintained five weekly services between the two cities. The Flydubai flights will be codeshared by Emirates. They will depart from Emirates' Terminal 3 at Dubai Airport. “Now we have our commercial strategy, our network strategy and our fleet strategy more synergised”, Mr Clark said, referring to Flydubai.
The Croatian National Tourist Board is looking to contribute to the Dubai - Zagreb route by generating greater interest for point to point travel. "The Croatian National Tourist Board wants to create greater awareness of Croatia's unique attractions and offerings as a leisure and business travel destination for visitors from the United Arab Emirates", Karla Bronobić Vojvodić from the Board said. She added, "As part of our ongoing efforts to reach out, broaden and strengthen our connections with the UAE, we are seeking to develop new joint business opportunities, the creation of new holiday packages for UAE residents, and, going forward, increased visits from the market to Croatia".
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