ISLAMABAD: Dubai-based carrier flydubai this week announced it would launch flights to Pakistan’s capital Islamabad and its eastern city Lahore starting from July 1, saying the move would offer passengers from the UAE and the region “more convenient options” for travel.
In a press release on Monday, flydubai said flights to the Islamabad International Airport (ISB) and Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) will operate daily from Terminal 2 at the Dubai International (DXB).
Flydubai first started operating flights to Pakistan in 2010 with the launch of flights to the southern port city of Karachi. In addition to Islamabad and Lahore, the carrier also serves flights to Faisalabad, Karachi, Multan, Quetta and Sialkot cities of Pakistan.
“Pakistan has long been an important market for flydubai,” Hamad Obaidalla, chief commercial officer at flydubai, was quoted as saying in the press release. “Since 2010 when we first started operations to the market, we have seen sustained demand for travel and with the start of our daily services to Islamabad and Lahore, we look forward to offering passengers more opportunities to explore Dubai, the GCC region and beyond on the flydubai network.”
“As our flights will be operated by our fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, we are confident that passengers will enjoy an enhanced travel experience with our onboard product,” Sudhir Sreedharan, senior vice president of commercial operations (UAE, GCC, Africa and the Indian Subcontinent) at flydubai, said.
The press release said passengers traveling with flydubai can enjoy “internationally-inspired menus” and hours of immersive entertainment in the Business class while passengers in the Economy class can enjoy optimized space and comfort.
As per the airline, the return Business class fares from DXB to ISB start from AED 5,500 ($1497) and Economy class fares start from AED 1,300 ($353). Return Business class fares from ISB to DXB start from Rs400,000 ($1436) and Economy class fares start from Rs120,000 ($430).
Return Business class fares from DXB to LHE start from AED 5,500 (1497) and Economy class fares start from AED 1,200 ($326), the airline said. It added that return Business class fares from LHE to DXB start from Rs400,000 ($1436) and Economy class fares start from Rs 120,000 ($430).
