flydubai Announces Sri Lankan Service

Flydubai will launch four weekly flights from its Dubai hub to Colombo - starting June 23.

Sri Lanka's capital is the airline's 21st destination to be announced on its route network. Ghaith Al Ghaith, flydubai's CEO said: "Sri Lanka is a great destination for us to have in our network, and once again we are complementing the existing services on the route.

"We believe our simple, low-cost service will be very popular with the 300,000 Sri Lankans expats living in the UAE as well as tourists looking for an affordable tropical getaway."