Dubai-based airline flydubai began operations to Mombasa, Kenya, on January 17.
The four-times-weekly service to the Kenyan coastal city takes the airline's African network to 12 destinations in 11 countries. His other destinations in Africa include Addis Ababa, Alexandria, Asmara, Cairo, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, Entebbe, Hargeisa, Juba, Mogadishu and Zanzibar.
The inaugural flight FZ 1289 from Dubai International Airport (DXB) was greeted with a celebratory water cannon salute upon landing at Moi International Airport (MBA).
With the start of these flights, flydubai is now the first UAE national airline to operate direct flights from Dubai to Mombasa.
Flights to MBA will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from Terminal 3 at DXB. Emirates will codeshare on this route.
Round-trip business class fares start from DXB to MBA from Dhs4,200 and economy lite fares start from Dhs1,600. Round-trip business class fares from MBA to DXB start from USD 1,500 and economy lite fares start from USD 500.
The schedule of the new flights is as follows:
| Flight number | Departure airport | Arrival airport | Departure time | Check In |
| Federal Law 1289
Wednesdays and Sundays |
DXB | MBA | 09:20 | 13:55 |
| ФЗ 1290
Wednesdays and Sundays |
MBA | DXB | 14:55 | 21:25 |
| Federal Law 1289
Monday and Friday |
DXB | MBA | 16:00 | 20:25 |
| ФЗ 1290
Monday and Friday |
MBA | DXB | 21:25 | 03:55 |
Sudhir Sreedharan, senior vice president of commercial operations for the UAE, GCC, subcontinent and Africa at flydubai, said: “Flydubai's inaugural flight to Mombasa reflects our commitment to further strengthen our network in Africa and provide our passengers more options to travel comfortably. to one of the most attractive destinations in East Africa. The start of operations will serve the growing Kenyan community in the UAE, support trade between our two countries and give passengers from the UAE and across flydubai's growing network access to a gateway to explore the tourist offer in Kenya”.
The airline has built a network of 123 destinations in 54 countries served by a fleet of 84 Boeing 737 aircraft. It added Cairo, Krabi, Milan, Pattaya and Poznań to its network in 2023 and will begin daily services to Langkawi and Penang in Malaysia on the 10th. February 2024..
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