flydubai takes off to third Syrian destination

flydubai added the Syrian city of Latakia to its route yesterday. The airline's 19th destination makes Syria the second country, after Egypt, to welcome flydubai to three separate cities.

flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith said: “We’re very pleased to be able to provide another flight to Syria and we are confident that the vibrant port of Latakia will be another successful route for flydubai. There are close ties between the United Arab Emirates and Syria , with a large population of Syrian expatriates living in the UAE non-oil trade between the two countries reaching US$322 million in 2009.”

Flights to Latakia operate from Dubai on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.