LONDON – flyDubai has announced they’ll some routes from Dubai World Central (DWC) instead of Dubai International (DXB) for a short period. This is because of runway refurbishment works at Dubai International. The temporary route network will operate between 9 May 2022 and 22 June 2022.
Commenting on the announcement, flydubai’s Chief Executive Officer, Ghaith Al Ghaith, said: “as we saw in 2019, runway enhancement programmes continue to support the long-term vision for Dubai as it reinforces its position as one of the world’s leading aviation hubs. We look forward to the completion of the northern runway refurbishment programme and the efficiencies it will bring to our home at Dubai International (DXB). With flydubai flights operating to select destinations from DWC, we aim to provide our passengers with as much choice as possible to travel across our network with minimum disruption as more countries open up for travel.”
34 destinations will be served from DWC, these are:
- Addis Ababa
- Ahmedabad
- Alexandria
- AlUla
- Bahrain
- Chattogram
- Chennai
- Dammam
- Delhi
- Dhaka
- Doha
- Entebbe
- Faisalabad
- Hyderabad
- Jeddah
- Karachi
- Kathmandu
- Khartoum
- Kochi
- Kolkata
- Kozhikode
- Kuwait
- Lucknow
- Madinah
- Mashhad
- Multan
- Mumbai
- Muscat
- Najaf
- Quetta
- Riyadh
- Salalah
- Sialkot
- Yanbu
Passengers traveling from DWC have complementary parking, alongside a free shuttle between DWC and DXB, which operates every 30 minutes.
