26 April 2017

Kuwait - Dubai-based flydubai was named “Best Low-Cost Airline serving the Middle East” at the 2017 Business Traveller Middle East Awards held in Dubai on 23 April. Voted by readers of the magazine, the distinction reflects flydubai’s comprehensive regional network, evolving business model and its role in creating trade and tourism flows in previously underserved markets. flydubai currently has a network of 93 destinations in 44 countries, and carried 10.4 million passengers in 2016.

Ken Gile, Chief Operating Officer at flydubai, represented flydubai at the awards ceremony and is pictured with the award.

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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 93 destinations in 44 countries.

  • Operates a single fleet type of 58 Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft and will take delivery of more than 100 aircraft by the end of 2023.

  • Opened up 62 new routes that did not previously have direct air links to Dubai or were not served by a UAE national carrier from Dubai.

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.

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