flydubai adds five new cities to its Iranian network

Flights to Shiraz, Isfahan and Ahwaz will commence on 8, 11 and 14 of March respectively. Hamadan and Tabriz will join the flydubai network on 16 March.

Commenting on the announcement, Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer of flydubai, said: “We look forward to starting flights to these new destinations in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Six months ago, Tehran and Mashhad joined the flydubai network, and we have seen strong demand from travellers between these two cities and Dubai. The addition of flights to the five points increases our frequency to the Republic to 23 flights weekly, allowing more people to travel conveniently between UAE and Iran.” 

flydubai’s Business Class will be available to the five new destinations, offering passengers a more comfortable and personalised travel experience.

“We look forward to showcasing our product offering to passengers travelling to the seven Iranian cities. We are confident that passengers will enjoy our Business Class, award-winning In-Flight Entertainment and the ability to connect to our growing network or beyond, through the Dubai hub,” said Jeyhun Efendi, Senior Vice President Commercial (UAE, Middle East, Europe, and CIS), flydubai. 

Analyst Saj Ahmad commented: “Iran is a massive market for flydubai and with Iran Air crippled with sanctions, its not really able to compete or cater to the demand of young Iranian travellers. 

“Notwithstanding the huge business links between Dubai and Iran, flydubai knows that Iran is heavily underserviced and the demand pool is huge and untapped in the absence of any meaningful competition. 

“Launching these new routes gives flydubai a huge edge not just in terms of market access, but also in terms of reaching leisure and business traffic too.”