Dubai-based Airline flydubai marked a significant step on October 29 as it commenced its new direct flights to Cairo and Poznań. The inaugural flights were met with water cannon salutes and a warm welcome from airport officials, making it a special moment for the airline. What’s particularly notable is that flydubai is the first UAE-based airline to offer direct flights to these two destinations.
With these new routes to Cairo and Poznań, flydubai is expanding its network in Egypt to include two destinations, Alexandria and Cairo, and in Poland to three destinations, namely Krakow, Poznań, and Warsaw.
Ghaith Al Ghaith, the CEO of flydubai, expressed his pride in this achievement. He stated, “We are proud to see our network reach new heights with the addition of Cairo and Poznań. We have launched more than 20 destinations since the start of 2023, growing the flydubai network to more than 120 destinations spanning from Italy to Malaysia. We remain committed to strengthening airlinks from the UAE to underserved markets via Dubai’s aviation hub and playing a vital role in supporting economic growth and free flows of trade and tourism in the region.”
Sudhir Sreedharan, Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations for the UAE, GCC, Africa, and the Indian Subcontinent at flydubai, emphasized the significance of the new Cairo route: “Egypt has long been an important market for flydubai. We have continued to see growing demand on the Alexandria route since we commenced operation in 2009. Our new daily service to Cairo will enable more customers from the UAE and the region to enjoy direct access to the city via the convenience of Sphinx airport.”
Jeyhun Efendi, Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations and E-commerce at flydubai, expressed similar optimism regarding the Poznań route: “We are pleased to add Poznań as our third destination in Poland. We have seen tremendous growth in passenger figures for Poland over the years, and the new service will further accommodate the increase in demand for travel. We have carried more than double the number of passengers to Krakow and Warsaw in 2022 compared to 2021, and we are optimistic this will continue in the months to come.”
Poznań will be served with a three-times weekly service, bringing the total number of flights operated to Krakow, Poznań, and Warsaw from Dubai to 17 weekly flights.
Grzegorz Bykowski, Vice-President of the Poznań-Ławica Airport Authority, was excited about the new connection, stating, “The start of flydubai’s direct flights from Poznań to Dubai is a milestone in the development of Poznań Airport’s network. On October 29, we inaugurated the first flight with this airline to this city in the UAE, and we can already see that the connection is very popular. Poznań is the third city in Poland that has now gained a reliable connection to the Middle East, and we are excited to provide residents of Poznań, Greater Poland, and the entire western Poland region with direct flights to Dubai as well as flydubai’s network of over 115 destinations in 54 countries. The new route from Poznań to Dubai has opened up new travel opportunities, which we expect will generate additional passenger flows in business and tourism.”
Flight Details
To make planning easier for travelers, here are the flight details:
- Flights between Terminal 2 at Dubai International (DXB) and Sphinx International Airport (SPX) will operate daily. Return fares vary depending on class and location.
- For flights between Terminal 2 at Dubai International (DXB) and Poznań Airport (POZ), they will operate three times a week on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Again, prices depend on your choice of class and location.
