Dubai-based airline flydubai has announced the start of flights to Budapest in Hungary and Naples in Italy.

flydubai has inaugurated its new daily service to Helsinki becoming the first carrier for in the UAE to offer direct flights from Dubai. The inaugural flight departed from Terminal 2, Dubai International (DXB) and landed at Helsinki Airport just before midnight.

Emirates will start a third daily service between Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport and Dubai, from an anticipated date of October 25.

OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, LOW-COST CARRIERS (LCCs) HAVE BECOME A MAJOR FEATURE OF THE AVIATION INDUSTRY ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.

In a bid to secure customer loyalty in a fast-growing and competitive environment, flydubai has applied Amadeus’ technology to create its new rewards programme, OPEN.

Keeping up with the trends of future generations, and along the lines of social media and smart phone capabilities, MENA-based airlines are responding swiftly to these trends.

OVER THE LAST DECADE, THE MENA REGION HAS WITNESSED A NOTABLE GROWTH IN AIR TRAFFIC WITH LOW-COST CARRIERS (LCC) CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT SIGNIFICANTLY.