LOW-COST EMIRATI carrier flydubai is expanding its network further into Europe with the launch of four new routes. From August, the carrier will become the first UAE airline to operate services to EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, serving the border region of France, Germany and Switzerland. Flydubai also plans to serve the Baltic region with nonstop flights to the Latvian capital, Riga, starting on October 11, in addition to Tallinn, Estonia and Vilnius, Lithuania, which begin a day later.
Ghaith Al Ghaith, flydubai’s CEO, said 60% of the carrier’s network previously had limited or no connections to Dubai. “Our new services to the Baltic region and Basel will enable more people to travel conveniently through Dubai’s aviation hub, whether they are visiting Dubai or connecting conveniently onto the flydubai network or further afield with our codeshare partner Emirates,” he said.