Dubai, UAE; 30 June 2015

Dubai-based airline flydubai announced today that it will continue to use the award-winning Fiber-To-The-Screen® (FTTS®) In-Flight Entertainment system for its follow-on order of 11 Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft on order for 2016 and 2017. The announcement extends the strong partnership which began in 2010 as flydubai became Lumexis's launch customer.

"flydubai continues to invest in the latest technology to ensure that our passengers are getting the best onboard experience," said Daniel Kerrison, flydubai's Vice President Inflight Product. "Being the launch customer for the FTTS system, we were very happy with what it had to offer and we look forward to rolling out the new 4th generation of the system which will enter service with flydubai from May 2016."

The award-winning Fiber-To-The-Screen® (FTTS®) In-Flight Entertainment system has been part of the flydubai experience since 2010, providing passengers with over 1,300 hours of television shows, audio, games and movie titles in Arabic, English, Hindi and Russian. Selected for its light weight and cutting-edge technology, the efficient HD system with the unique FTTS fiber optic network is half the cost and weight of earlier generation, copper-based systems. As a result, the airline could achieve lower fuel burn while generating ancillary revenue.

"The Lumexis team is delighted to be continuing our partnership with flydubai," said Lou Sharkey, Lumexis President and Chief Operating Officer. "With their flexible service and revolutionary High Definition IFE system, flydubai has consistently set new benchmarks for inflight customer experience".

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About flydubai:
Dubai-based flydubai strives to remove barriers to travel and enhance connectivity between different cultures across its ever-expanding network. Since launching its operations in 2009, flydubai has:

  • Created a network of more than 90 destinations, with 23 new routes launched in 2014 and 17 since the start of 2015.

  • Opened up 56 new routes that did not previously have direct air links to Dubai or were not served by a UAE national carrier from Dubai.

  • Built up a fleet of more than 49 new aircraft and will take delivery of more than 100 aircraft by the end of 2023, all of which will be Boeing 737-800s.

In addition, flydubai's agility and flexibility as a young airline has enhanced Dubai's economic development, in line with the Government of Dubai's vision, by creating trade and tourism flows in previously underserved markets.

For more information about flydubai services, please visit flydubai.com.

For further information, please contact:
Kareem Mahjoub
Press Officer; (+971) 55 635 6196
Email: kareem.mahjoub@flydubai.com

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