The Dubai-based carrier becomes first UAE airline to operate direct flights to Salzburg from 15 July and resumes its operations to Naples from 31 July

aerobd.news : flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, continues to grow its network in Europe and will see Naples in Italy and Salzburg in Austria join its network later this month. The carrier will start its four-weekly service to Salzburg International Airport (SZG) from 15 July and resumes its operations to Naples Airport (NAP) from 31 July 2021.

Hamad Obaidalla, Chief Commercial Officer at flydubai, said: “we are excited to connect Salzburg to the UAE with direct airlinks for the first time which will also offer passengers from the neighbouring region a more comfortable and convenient travel option. We continue to grow our operations in Europe and with the resumption of flights to Naples flydubai is able to offer greater choice this summer. We are seeing steady growth in passenger traffic as more countries ease travel restrictions. We will continue to grow our network in the months ahead.”

Flights to Naples will be operated within the quarantine-free travel corridor that has recently been established between Italy and the UAE enabling passengers to travel between the two countries with less restrictions. Passengers need to present a negative COVID-19 test result at check-in taken no more than 48 hours before departure from the UAE. On arrival in Italy, all passengers over the age of two years will be required to take a rapid antigen test.

Holidays by flydubai offers affordable travel packages for both destinations, with packages to Naples starting at AED 2,369 and to Salzburg starting at AED 2,769. Package prices are for economy class return flights and accommodation for three nights per person based on two adults sharing a room including breakfast. Travellers can customise their travel packages and add optional extras such as travel insurance, airport transfers or sightseeing tours.

Emirates will code share on both routes, offering travellers more seamless connections through Dubai’s international aviation hub to 168 destinations between both the Emirates and flydubai networks including Australia, China, Indian Ocean, Japan, South Asia, and the United States.

flydubai has grown its network to over 95 destinations including several seasonal summer routes such as Batumi in Georgia, Bodrum and Trabzon in Turkey, Mykonos and Santorini in Greece, Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt and Tivat in Montenegro. flydubai recently announced the start of operations to Ankara in Turkey, Ljubljana in Slovenia and Warsaw in Poland.

Flight details
Flights from Terminal 3, Dubai International (DXB) to Salzburg International Airport (SZG) will start on 15 July and will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Flights to Naples International Airport (NAP) will resume from 31 July also on the same days.

Return Business Class fares from DXB to NAP start from AED 8,455 and Economy Class fares start from AED 1,935.

Return Business Class fares from DXB to SZG start from AED 8,455 and Economy Class fares start from AED 1,995.

Flights are available to book on flydubai.com, the official flydubai App, the Call Centre in Dubai on (+971) 600 54 44 45, the flydubai travel shops or through our travel partners.

For the full timetable and fares, please visit: https://www.flydubai.com/en/plan/timetable

Passengers are required to make sure that they are up to date with the regulations from the IATA Travel Centre the IATA destination tracker for their whole journey, and follow the guidance issued by the authorities and the airline. Passengers can also visit the COVID-19 information hub on flydubai.com for more information.

About flydubai
From its home in Dubai, flydubai has created a network of more than 90 destinations served by a fleet of 50 aircraft. Since commencing operations in June 2009, flydubai has been committed to removing barriers to travel, creating free flows of trade and tourism and enhancing connectivity between different cultures across its ever-expanding network.

flydubai has marked its journey with a number of milestones :

An expanding network : Created a network of more than 90 destinations in 48 countries across Africa, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Central and South-East Europe, the GCC and the Middle East, and the Indian Subcontinent.

Serving underserved markets : Opened more than 70 new routes that did not previously have direct air links to Dubai or were not served by a UAE national carrier from Dubai.

An efficient single fleet-type : Operates a single fleet-type of 50 Boeing 737 aircraft and includes: 36 Next-Generation Boeing 737-800, 11 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 3 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft.

Enhancing connectivity : Carried more than 75 million passengers since it began operations in 2009.