FlyDubai to launch new route to Hofuf

FlyDubai announced that it will launch a new route to Saudi Arabia brining the total destinations in Saudi to 11. The service to Hofuf, the largest city in the Al Ahsa governorate, will begin 6 February 2014 with two flights a week. 

The flights will be operated on thursdays and saturdays. The flight numbers are FZ897 from Dubai to Hofuf, and FZ898 from Hofuf to Dubai. The thursday flight  will depart from Dubai at 1230 and arrive to Al Ahsa airport at 1300. The return flight will depart from Al Ahsa airport at 1400 and arrive to Dubai at 1635. The saturday flight will depart from Dubai at 2110 and arrive t0 Al Ahsa airport at 2145. The return flight will depart from Al Ahsa airport at 2245 and arrive to Dubai at 0115 the following day.

Ghaith Al Ghaith, the Chief Executive Officer of FlyDubai, said, “We appreciate the continuous support we receive from the Saudi authorities and are honoured to have the opportunity to further expand our network in Saudi Arabia. The new service will further strengthen the strong cultural and trade ties between our two nations.”

Emirates flying to Ukraine daily

Yesterday, 17 Jan,2014, Emirates launched its daily scheduled route to Kiev, Ukraine. This is the first route Emirates serves to Ukraine, which bring the total European destinations to 34. The flights are EK 171 Scheduled to depart at 1710 from Dubai and arrive at 2030 in Kiev and EK 172 Scheduled to depart at 2205 from Kiev and arrive at 0445 the next day in Dubai.

Emirates will use the Airbus A340-500 on this route, but this might change soon because Emirates started retiring its A340 fleet. The first flight was flown with A6-ERG. On board were many VIP passengers including Thierry Antinori, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Emirates; Thierry Aucoc, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations for Europe and Russian Federation, Emirates; Abdul Salam Hareb Al Romaithi, UAE Ambassador to the Ukraine; Hiran Perera, Senior Vice President, Cargo Planning and Freighters, Emirates SkyCargo and many other Ambassadors and company presidents from UAE and Ukraine. On arrival at Kyiv Boryspil International Airport, the plane was met by a senior delegation from the Ukraine, which was followed by a welcome reception and gift exchange ceremony at the airport.

“We are very positive about our new service between Kiev and Dubai, and we believe this daily air link will further stimulate the growing business and tourism opportunities between both cities,“ said Thierry Antinori, Emirates Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer.

“Over 150,000 Ukrainians a year visit the UAE and we know Dubai is a popular choice for Ukrainians, who appreciate the world-class accommodation, dining and entertainment venues, warm weather and clean sandy beaches. Now they will have greater choice - access to Emirates award-winning service and gourmet food and for the first time on this route a First Class cabin option.”

Travellers will also be able to connect, via Emirates hub in Dubai, to a global network of over 130 destinations together with an extensive Australian network courtesy of the airline’s partnership with Qantas. It is expected that this new route will add between 130,000 to 150,000 additional passengers.

Passengers on every Emirates A340-500 can enjoy 12 luxurious private suites in First Class, 42 reclining Business Class seats and plenty of room to relax in Economy Class, with a total of 204 seats. Passengers in all classes can lose themselves in the multiple award-winning ice entertainment system, with hundreds of channels of on-demand entertainment to choose from, including movies from around the world, TV channels, audio channels, video games and news, sports and business headlines.

In addition to passengers, Emirates is focusing on cargo as both countries import goods from each other and because Emirates uses wide body airplanes, it is possible to ship large amount of goods. “Cargo holds 17 per cent to 18 per cent share in our revenue and we are expecting a similar share on this route too,” Hiran Perera, Senior Vice President Cargo Planning and Freighters, Emirates Sky Cargo.

Emirates Airline

Emirates Airline

Info about the plane:
Registration: A6-ECZ
Model: Boeing 777-31H(ER)
Date delivered to airline: 11 Feb, 2010
Construction Number or MSN: 847

Emirates Airline

 Emirates Airline

Info about the plane:
Registration: A6-EAK
Model: Airbus A330-243
Date delivered to airline: 27 Feb, 2002
Construction Number or MSN: 452

AeroLogic

AeroLogic

Info about the plane:

Registration: D-AALF

Model: Boeing 777-FZN

Date delivered to airline: 9 Jul, 2010

Construction Number or MSN: 881

Emirates Airline

Emirates Airline

Info about the plane:

Registration: A6-EBB

Model: Boeing 777-36N(ER)

Date delivered to airline: 30 Mar, 2005

Construction Number or MSN: 508

Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines

Info about the plane:

Registration: 9V-SYF

Model: Boeing 777-312

Date delivered to airline: 25 Aug, 2001

Construction Number or MSN: 360

Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines

Info about the plane:
Registration: 9M-MKW
Model: Airbus A330-223
Date delivered to airline: 21 Feb, 2003
Construction Number or MSN: 300

UPS Air Cargo

UPS Air Cargo

Info about the plane:

Registration: N572UP

Model: Boeing 747-44AF

Date delivered to airline: 29 Nov, 2007

Construction Number or MSN: 1396

AeroLogic

AeroLogic

Info about the plane:

Registration: D-AALF

Model: Boeing 777-FZN

Date delivered to airline: 9 Jul, 2010

Construction Number or MSN: 881

Armavia Airlines

Armavia Airlines

Info about the plane:

Registration: EK32012

Model: Airbus A319-132

Date delivered to airline: 16 May, 2006

Construction Number or MSN: 2362

Plane Name: Air Marshal S.Khudiakov

Unregistered

Unregistered Plane

Info about the plane:

Model: MD-80

Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways

Info about the plane:

Registration: A7-AEN

Model: Airbus A330-302

Date delivered to airline: 3 Mar, 2008

Construction Number or MSN: 907

Air France Cargo

Air France Cargo

Info about the plane:

Registration: F-GUOC

Model: Boeing 777-F28

Date delivered to airline: 20 Feb, 2009

Construction Number or MSN: 752

Remark: First Boeing 777 Freighter in service

Emirates Airline

Emirates Airline

Info about the plane:

Registration: A6-ERJ

Model: Airbus A340-541

Date delivered to airline: 29 Sep, 2005

Construction Number or MSN: 694

Emirates Airline

Emirates Airline

Info about the plane:

Registration: A6-EAI

Model: Airbus A330-243

Date delivered to airline: 26 Nov, 2001

Construction Number or MSN: 437

Retired on: 1 Oct, 2013

British Airways

British Airways

Info about the plane:

Registration: G-BNWD

Model: Boeing 767-336(ER)

Date delivered to airline: 27 Feb, 1990

Construction Number or MSN: 286

Aerogulf

Aerogulf

Info about the plane:

Registration: A6-ALC

Model: Bell 212 Twin Two Twelve

Date delivered to airline: 1997

Construction Number or MSN: 30790

Emirates Airline

Emirates Airline

Info about the plane:

Registration: A6-EBB

Model: Boeing 777-36N(ER)

Date delivered to airline: 30 Mar, 2005

Construction Number or MSN: 508

Emirates Airline

Emirates Airline

Info about the plane:

Registration: A6-EEO

Model: Airbus A380-861

Date delivered to airline: 29 Oct, 2013

Construction Number or MSN: 136

Emirates Airline in Dubai Expo 2020 livery

Emirates Airline in Dubai Expo 2020 livery

Info about the plane:

Registration: A6-EEC

Model: Airbus A38-861

Date delivered to airline: 30 Nov, 2012

Construction Number or MSN: 110

FlyDubai

FlyDubai

Info about the plane:

Registration: A6-FDD

Model: Boeing 737-8KN

Date delivered to airline: 20 Jul, 2009

Construction Number or MSN: 2966

Previous Airline: Transavia in FlyDubai hybrid livery
Previous Registration: PH-FDD

Date delivered to airline: 13 Jun, 2012

Previous Airline: FlyDubai

Previous Registration: A6-FDD

Date delivered to airline: 3 Oct, 2012

United Airlines

United Airlines

Info about the plane:

Registration: N795UA

Model: Boeing 777-222(ER)

Date delivered to airline: 9 Dec, 1997

Construction Number or MSN: 108

Emirates Airline

Emirates Airline

Info about the plane:

Registration: A6-EKR

Model: Airbus A330-243

Date delivered to airline: 31 Mar, 1999

Construction Number or MSN: 251

Emirates Airline

Emirates Airline

Info about the plane:

Registration: A6-EEO

Model: Airbus A380-861

Date delivered to airline: 29 Oct, 2013

Construction Number or MSN: 136