Flydubai's first Assiut flight marks a hatrick in Egypt

Flydubai landed in Assiut early this morning, marking the start of operations to its third Egyptian destination and sixteenth route overall.

FZ181 took off from Dubai International Airport’s Terminal 2 at 0030hrs and made its inaugural landing in the ancient city of Assiut at 0315hrs local time this morning.

One of the oldest and largest towns in Upper Egypt, Assiut will now be connected to Dubai and beyond with flydubai’s thrice weekly service. Dubai’s budget carrier also began flights to Luxor last week, further strengthening the airline’s network within Egypt.

Hamad Obaidalla, CCO of flydubai said: “Egypt is a very important market for flydubai and developing our network within this growing economy is an important part of our overall objective to offer safe, low cost and quality air travel throughout the region and to better serve the travelling public.

“Considered the geographical centre of Egypt, Assiut is thriving with several urban development projects underway, including the Qena road project, construction of over 3000 residential units and a mega energy project. flydubai’s service to Assiut will complement this growth by offering direct links to the UAE and beyond.”

“In addition, this magnificent city has plenty to offer tourists, making it an ideal short break destination.”

Assiut is known for its agriculture, especially with strong trade in grain and cotton. It is also home to one of the country’s largest universities. Steeped in heritage, Assiut was founded in the Pharaonic era and is located 400km south of Cairo.

Flights to Assiut operate three times per week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FZ181 departs Dubai at 0030hrs arriving at 0315hrs local time and the return flight, FZ 182, takes off from Assiut Airport at 0400hrs arriving in Dubai at 0835hrs local time.

Above: (left to right) HE Ambassador Mohab Nasr, Egyptian General Consul in Dubai and flydubai’s CCO Hamad Obaidalla with cabin crew, marking the start of operations to flydubai’s 3rd Egyptian destination, Assiut.