Flydubai to grow operations to former Yugoslavia
Flydubai plans to increase frequencies on most of its routes in the former Yugoslavia this summer season as demand for travel to the Emirate remains strong. The airline, which commenced three weekly services to Ljubljana last September, will add a further two weekly rotations for a total of five starting June 25. Prior to that, the carrier also plans to run four weekly flights during the first week of February and six rotations during the second week of the same month as a one-off due to strong demand. “We see Ljubljana as a great opportunity. We will continue to work closely with the Slovenian Tourist Board and the government, as we believe that Slovenia is also a very interesting and attractive tourist destination for our residents”, Flydubai said.
The airline also plans to increase frequencies on its service to Belgrade. Starting June 26, Flydubai will maintain double daily flights from its hub to the Serbian capital. The carrier initially planned to run two daily flights this winter season but ultimately opted for a ten weekly service. Last summer season, services were maintained seven times per week. The carrier will also increase frequencies to Zagreb from its existing four weekly operation to daily flights starting March 27. Flydubai did not maintain services between the two cities over the past two summers (with exception to last October). In 2019, Emirates performed daily rotations with its Boeing 777 aircraft.
The hybrid carrier currently plans to progressively increase its frequencies to Sarajevo from the start of the summer season in late March, with double daily operations to be maintained from May 16 until September 12, after which there will be four weekly flights, although this is subject to change. However, last summer the airline performed three daily services on the route, with a fourth daily rotation operated on select days. Sarajevo Airport has initiated contact with Emirates in hope of attracting the airline to commence services during the summer but noted it would continue its cooperation with Flydubai. “We sincerely hope that a respectable airline such as Emirates will consider and accept our offer in order for us to commence negotiations. There is strong demand and potential between the UAE and our country. Flydubai has been our partner for many years and we have excellent cooperation with them. In the coming period, we will work to further enhance our partnership”, the General Manager of Sarajevo Airport, Alan Bajić, said recently.
This summer, Flydubai will resume its seasonal flights to Dubrovnik and Tivat on June 23 and June 24 respectively. Services to the Croatian coastal city will run three times per week until September 11, thereafter decreasing to two weekly until their conclusion on October 2. On the other hand, flights to the Montenegrin coast will be maintained twice per week until September 2. The airline has tentatively scheduled the resumption of its Skopje service from October 31.
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