The airline operates three flights a week between Dubai International (DXB) and Minsk National Airport (MSQ) and commenced on February 20. flydubai will be the first Dubai-based carrier to offer direct flights on this route.

With the addition of Minsk, flydubai will grow its network to more than 70 destinations. The airline has been steadily increasing its operations and has recently announced the start of flights to a number of destinations including Colombo, Doha, Istanbul and the Maldives as well as new routes such as Grozny, Malta, Salzburg and Tel Aviv.

 Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO, flydubai, said, “Minsk is a new destination to join our network and highlights our commitment to open previously underserved markets.  We now operate flights to 72 destinations, more than 40 of which did not previously have direct air links to Dubai or were not served by a UAE national carrier from Dubai.”