Published on : Wednesday, January 30, 2019
The budget airline said that from March 11 this year, it will commence five flights weekly to Tashkent, for serving passengers to and from one of the top destinations in ex-Soviet Central Asia.
This new service of flydubai will help it become the first airline headquartered in the UAE to operate direct flights to Uzbekistan.
The airline also plans to make the flights daily from March 31st this year. It will be deploying its brand-new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft on the route, and the flight will depart from Terminal 3 at Dubai International.
Ghaith Al Ghaith, the chief executive officer of flydubai said, “We are pleased to become the first UAE national carrier to offer direct flights to Tashkent, strengthening ties between the UAE and Uzbekistan via these new direct air links.”
Uzbekistan is considered to be one of Central Asia’s leading food producers and exporters. The aircraft that will be used on the Dubai-Tashkent route features a flat bed in Business class, allowing passengers to sleep comfortably during the flight.
The Economy class section will have Recaro aircraft seating, designed to optimize cabin space and passenger comfort.
Flydubai had earlier launched flights to other destinations in Central Asia, including Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, Dushanbe in Tajikistan, Almaty, Astana and Shymkent in Kazakhstan.
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