Dubai-based airline flydubai has announced the launch of flights to Sharm El Sheikh. The carrier will operate three weekly flights to Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH) from 15 June.
The route will become flydubai’s second destination in Egypt alongside Alexandria Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE). Flights from Terminal 2, DXB to SSH will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays.
Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO at flydubai, said: “As more countries gradually lift restrictions on international travel, we are excited to grow our network and give passengers more options to travel this summer. Sharm El Sheikh has been a popular holiday destination for many years, and we expect to see strong demand for travel from the UAE and GCC.”
flydubai will restart its operations to Batumi in Georgia and Tivat in Montenegro from 25 June and both destinations offer UAE residents visa on arrival.
Flights to Bodrum and Trabzon in Turkey will start from 4 and 24 June respectively with flights Mykonos and Santorini starting on 18 June. The carrier plans to start flights to Naples in Italy and Salzburg in Austria from July onwards.
Commenting on the announcement, Sudhir Sreedharan, SVP of Commercial Operations (UAE, GCC, Africa and the Indian Subcontinent) at flydubai said: “With demand for travel returning we can see from the enquiries that we are receiving that our customers are keen to travel again and are starting to make their travel plans. Sharm El Sheikh is another exciting destination for our passengers to visit for their summer holidays.”