Flydubai
Flydubai, Dubai’s first low cost airline, is going to fly to neighbouring Djibouti and add the second African destination to its network. The inaugural flight FZ601 touched down at Djibouti Ambouli International Airport this week.
The new service will operate three times per week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, departing Dubai at 0800hrs arriving at 1015hrs local time.
The return flight, FZ602, will leave 45 minutes later at 1100hrs and arrive back in Dubai at 1515hrs local time. Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of Flydubai, said:
“One of the reasons Flydubai was set up was to operate to second tier cities that are currently underserved by airlines flying out of Dubai. While these cities may not be large enough markets for the bigger airlines, there is still a significant amount of traffic from these markets and we believe they will be important and profitable routes for Flydubai.”
Al Ghaith added, “Djibouti has long established commercial links with Dubai, including DP World, which operates the Port of Djibouti.”
He also said that as one of the very few airlines to offer direct flights to this relatively small destination, Flydubai anticipates strong demand from both the business and leisure markets.
With a population of just half a million people, Djibouti is roughly half the size of Abu Dhabi, with a land mass of 23,000 km2 encompassing desert, highlands and plateaus. Djibouti is a republic which was formed in 1977, when the country gained independence from France. The national languages are Arabic and French.
Bordered by Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia, Djibouti has a long history as a trading port and is strategically located on the Gulf of Aden.
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