flydubai to start service for Chennai from March 2015

Chennai will be the 8th destination for the Dubai-based airline

Dubai-based flydubai has announced addition of three new routes — Chennai, Hargeisa and Nejran — from the first quarter of 2015. Chennai, which is flydubai’s eighth destination in India, will be served with three flights a week from March, bringing the total number of weekly flights operated by it to 29.

With the addition of Nejran, it would operate to 12 cities in Saudi Arabia. The carrier is the first to serve Nejran with four weekly flights from the UAE from January 10.

From March 5, flydubai will become the first carrier to operate to Hargeisa, Somaliland from Dubai with four weekly flights. It has expanded its network in Africa in 2014 to 13 points with 60 weekly flights.

Hamad Obaidalla, chief commercial officer at flydubai, said the airline had announced 26 new routes since January and took delivery of eight new aircraft to support its growth plans.

“We are very excited about the untapped opportunities in the emerging African markets, the progress the UAE has made on the bilateral front in India and the ongoing strong ties with Saudi,” he said.

The carrier has linked Dubai to 56 underserved destinations since it started its operations in 2009.