The inaugural flight landed at Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to a water cannon salute and warm welcome by airport officials.

 Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO, flydubai, said. “We are committed to opening up underserved destinations and we are excited to offer our customers more options for travel during the summer with the launch of flights to Olbia in Sardinia. Since 2018, when we first started operations to the region, Italy has been a popular destination for customers from the UAE and GCC and we look forward to offering more options for travel as flydubai enters another record-breaking summer.”

The carrier’s Boeing 737 MAX aircraft feature Business Class seats that provide exceptional comfort. Passengers can also enjoy an enhanced travel experience with internationally inspired menus and hours of immersive inflight entertainment. Economy Class offers new seats which are designed to optimise space and comfort so that passengers can sit back, relax and enjoy their flight.