flydubai adds three new routes in East Africa

flydubai today announced the addition of three new East African routes. With the launch of flights in September 2014 to Bujumbura in Burundi, Entebbe in Uganda and Kigali in Rwanda, flydubai will connect to nine destinations in Africa.

Ghaith Al Ghaith, chief executive officer of flydubai, said: “We will become the first national carrier from UAE to fly to Rwanda and Burundi, underlining our commitment to opening up underserved markets.”

Business Class will be made available for the first time between Dubai and Burundi. In addition to operating between Dubai and these three new cities, flydubai has obtained the rights to carry passengers between Uganda and Burundi.

Within Africa, flydubai currently operates flights to Alexandria in Egypt, Khartoum and Port Sudan in Sudan, Juba in South Sudan, Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa as well as Djibouti’s capital Djibouti.

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