Khaleej Times, Thursday, Apr 21, 2022 | Ramadan 20, 1443
Flydubai resumes flights to Gassim in Saudi Arabia
Emirates:
Flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, has announced on
Wednesday that flights to Gassim in Saudi Arabia will commence on May 1 with a
daily service. This brings the number of destinations served by the carrier in
the Kingdom to eight.
Flydubai has built a network of more than 95 destination in 50 countries served
by a young fleet of 63 Boeing 737 aircraft. With the resumption of daily flights
to Gassim, flydubai’s network in Saudi Arabia has now grown to eight
destinations including AlUla, Dammam, Jeddah, Madinah, Riyadh, Taif and Yanbu.
Flights to Gassim International Airport (ELQ) will operate daily from Terminal
2, Dubai International (DXB) between 01 May and 09 May. These flights will
temporarily operate from Dubai World Central (DWC) during the northern runway
refurbishment project announced by Dubai Airports which is scheduled to take
place from 09 May to June, 22 2022. Flights to Gassim will resume from Dubai
International (DXB) from June 23.
Return Business Class fares from DXB to ELQ start from Dh 4,500 and Economy
Class Lite fares start from Dh 1,450. Return Business Class fares from ELQ to
DXB start from SAR 4,500 and Economy Class Lite fares start from SAR 1,390.