flydubai to split operations between DXB and DWC ‘in coming years’

flydubai to split operations between DXB and DWC ‘in coming years’

Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer at flydubai during an interview with Gulf News at Arabian Travel Market 2024.

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Dubai: Emirates’ sister carrier, flydubai, is set to divide its operations between Dubai International (DXB) and Al Maktoum International (DWC) within the ‘next couple of years’, the airline CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith revealed during discussions at the Arabian Travel Market. Eventually, the entirety of its operations will transition to the proposed passenger terminal at DWC by the end of the decade, confirmed Al Ghaith.

“flydubai has always operated from both airports [DXB and the existing DWC terminal],” he said. The carrier operated flights from DWC during the pandemic when flight capacities were restricted and during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022.

“We reassembled all of our flights (operations) to DXB. However, for continued growth, we need to move to DWC. So, we will start operating from DWC in the ‘next couple of years’ We will have two operations: one in DWC and one in DXB,” said Al Ghaith.

Al Ghaith said the new terminal will give the airline a much bigger scope for growth. The airline placed a $11 billion order for 30 Boeing 878 Dreamliners