UAE Business: flydubai carries 2.35m passengers in Q1; up 114% – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: flydubai carries 2.35m passengers in Q1; up 114% – Gulf Digital News

flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, has recorded an exceptional performance in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, operating 19,000 flights carrying 2.35 million passengers, marking a 114% increase in passenger numbers in Q1 2021.

In addition, flydubai has seen an increase in demand for connecting traffic with 43% of passengers connecting on to the carrier’s network compared to 28% for the same period last year. Demand for travel in Business Class continues to grow across the network, Europe saw an increase to 51% in 2022 up from 39% in 2021.

Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer at flydubai, said: “Dubai has demonstrated its ability to successfully overcome the various challenges presented by the pandemic and continues to thrive. We have continued our growth in 2022 capitalising on the tremendous results we reported for 2021. We have seen the number of passengers carried in the first quarter of this year more than double compared to the previous couple of years as we welcomed the world during Expo Dubai 2020, connected underserved markets to Dubai and added more frequencies around the network.”

“Our strong business model, supported by our ongoing recruitment drive to grow our workforce in parallel with the scheduled aircraft deliveries this year, will