Flydubai marks 10th anniversary

Dubai - Fydubai's first flight took off from Dubai International bound for Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, on June 1, 2009.

Flydubai is celebrating 10 years of operations, carrying more than 70 million passengers since starting in 2009, more than five million of which were carried on its African routes. Flydubai passenger traffic between the UAE and its African routes grew by 108 per cent since 2015.
Ten years ago, flydubai's first flight took off from Dubai International bound for Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, on June 1, 2009, marking the beginning of a new chapter in the history of aviation in the UAE.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of flydubai, said: "Flydubai was launched with a mandate to open new markets and make travel more accessible to more people. I am happy to see flydubai deliver on that commitment which has seen the airline connect 71 previously underserved cities to Dubai allowing a population of 1.5 billion easier access to one of the world's leading aviation hubs."
"Celebrating flydubai's 10th anniversary, I am pleased to see the airline become another Dubai success story and look forward to their continued success in the years to come," added Sheikh Ahmed, who is also President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Emirates airline and Chief Executive of the Emirates Group. - business@khaleejtimes.com