(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Dubai's pioneer low-cost carrier, flydubai, has launched a new flight service to Tajikistan's capital, Dushanbe.
Flights to Dushanbe will operate twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The Tajik capital is the airline's 57th operational destination ever since it announced flights to a total of 64 destinations. The budget carrier also announced the first aircraft delivery of the year and its total fleet has now reached 29 aircraft.
"The new service will help boost both tourism and business between the two counties," flydubai chief executive officer, Ghaith Al Ghaith said on Tuesday at a news conference ahead of the flight landing in Dushanbe."We will consider adding capacity, depending on the success of our route and demand," Al Ghaith told Khaleej Times at the news conference.
Talking about the new flight, he said: "It's within our geographical reach. We can see the opportunity to connect more people to our country for business and tourism as Dubai is the hub for these. There is not enough flight between the two countries so we are making the relationship stronger."
Return fares to Dushanbe start at Dh2,000 while return fares to Dubai from Dushanbe start at $545, inclusive of 20kg checked baggage, 7kg hand baggage plus one small laptop bag or handbag and taxes.
The start of services to Dushanbe ends a busy month for flydubai during which the airline also began flights to Mineralnye Vody, Russia, and the South Sudanese capital, Juba. The Dubai carrier operates across the Middle East, Southeast Europe, Russia & Ukraine, Central Asia, Subcontinent and North & East Africa. Russia and the CIS region are the most important sectors for flydubai and that's the reason the carrier doubled its network. The airline also announced start of cargo services to Moscow.
Last year was the most important year for flydubai as it was its first full year of profitability. It also carried more than 5 million passengers during 2012. This year is going to be another important year as the Dubai carrier is expected to announce a fresh 50 aircraft order during the forthcoming Dubai airshow in November.
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