flydubai starts daily service to Jordan

Dubai: flydubai, Dubai's first low-cost airline, has started a second daily service in as many days with the launch of flights to the Jordanian capital Amman. Flight FZ-151 took off at 10.25am yesterday and landed at Amman's Queen Alia airport 3 hours and 25 minutes later.

The 189 passengers on board, including flydubai's chief operating officer Ken Gile, were greeted in Amman by Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE Minister of Economy, and Federal National Council member Gaith Al Gaith, who is also CEO of flydubai, among others.

"This is an historic moment," said Sultan Bin Al Mansouri. "Today, we have witnessed flydubai's first commercial flight to Amman. This marks the continuation of a new chapter in the history of UAE aviation, which began yesterday with flydubai's first ever commercial flight."

Sahel Al Majali, Jordanian Minister of Transportation, said, "The opportunity for residents of both nations to travel is now much greater and flydubai will certainly play an extremely large part in bringing our people together for business and for pleasure," he said.

Following the successful launch of commercial operations on Monday, with flydubai's first flight landing in Beirut, Dubai's low-cost carrier is keen to quickly add to the number of destinations it serves.

Gaith Al Gaith, CEO of flydubai, outlined the airline's strategy. "We began our operations yesterday with flights to Lebanon and Jordan is a perfect addition to our schedule, as it is such a popular and important tourist and business destination," he said.

flydubai will begin daily flights to Damascus on June 8 and Alexandria on June 9. More destinations will be announced in the near future.