Flydubai announces new Indian route

Middle East Low Cost carrier FlyDubai has announced that from June 2nd it will begin operating from Dubai to Lucknow, India. The carrier will operate the route on a 3x weekly rotation with B737-800 equipment, competing head to head on the sector with Air India Express which offers a 4x weekly rotation.

IATA BSP data (Airport IS) shows that over 57,000 O+D pax have flown the city pairs between Feb 09-10 with the majority of leakage via Muscat with Oman Air.