Dubai: flydubai announced on Tuesday that it will launch daily flights to Moscow, Russia from September 2014.
The announcement comes as Russia faces increasing international pressure from the United States and the European Union over the illegal occupation of parts of Ukraine.
flydubai entered the Russian market back in 2009, its second year of operations, with flights to Samara. It later launched flights to Yekterinburg, one of the cities ultimately outbid by Dubai to host Expo 2020. flydubai also flies to Kazan and Ufa.