Flydubai celebrates Kuwaiti terminal change

Dubai-based loaw cost carrier Flydubai has moved its eight daily flight operations from the main terminal at Kuwait International Airport to the Sheikh Saad Al Abdallah General Aviation Terminal.

The airline said that the move to the terminal offers an enhanced customer experience for flydubai passengers flying in and out of Kuwait.
Flydubai’s inaugural flight, FZ057, touched down at the terminal today and was welcomed with a water cannon salute. Fawaz Abdulaziz Al Farah, president of Kuwait Civil Aviation and a delegation of Kuwaiti officials received the aircraft on the tarmac.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum (pictured right), president of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and chairman of Flydubai, led a delegation from the UAE.
Sheikh Ahmed said: “The aviation links between Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates have played a significant role in boosting the already strong relationship between our two nations. Flydubai will continue to play an important role in creating free flows of trade and tourism.”
Flydubai’s newly introduced business class premium offering will be available on selected flights on the Kuwait route from next month. The airline launched its operations to Kuwait in March 2010 with a double daily service. Three years later, the carrier transported more than one million passengers between Dubai and Kuwait and increased its frequency to eight flights a day. The total number of flights to Kuwait increased by 62% after one year of operations, illustrating the strong demand for travel between Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.
Some of the figures highlighting the remarkable growth of the Kuwait-Dubai route include:
• The overall market size has increased by 35% between 2009 and 2012, indicating Flydubai’s role in stimulating demand by encouraging travel.
• Flydubai’s passenger numbers for Kuwait grew by 31% in 2012. 84% of Flydubai passengers travelling from Kuwait end their journey in Dubai while the remainder connects onwards to a number of destinations on Flydubai’s network, including Sri Lanka, the Maldives, India and Georgia.