flydubai debuts flight to Addis Ababa

flydubai, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, further expanded its presence in Africa by inaugurating its seventh route to the continent. Flight FZ647 is scheduled to fly three times a week to Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa is flydubai’s seventh destination in Africa, with the airline first venturing into the continent in September 2009 with flights to Djibouti. The low-cost carrier has since added Alexandria, Sohag, Luxor, Port Sudan and Khartoum to its network. With expanding trade and tourism between UAE and Africa, the launch of the new route is part of the carrier’s plan to increase connectivity between the two regions.