Dubai-based flydubai has announced the addition of three new routes, commencing in the first quarter of 2015.

Flights to Chennai (India), Hargeisa (Somaliland) and Nejran (Saudi Arabia) will commence next year, further expanding the carrier’s footprint to 89 destinations in 46 countries.

With the addition of Nejran, the airline now operates to 12 cities in Saudi Arabia. The carrier will be the first to serve Nejran with four weekly flights from the UAE from January 10 2015.

From March 5, 2015, flydubai will become the first carrier to operate to Hargeisa with four weekly flights.

Chennai, flydubai’s eighth destination in India, will be served with three flights a week from March 31, 2015, bringing the total number of weekly flights operated by flydubai to the market to 29.

Hamad Obaidalla, chief commercial officer at flydubai, said: “2014 continues to be a very busy year for flydubai. We have announced 26 new routes since January and took delivery of eight new aircraft to support the phenomenal growth plans. We are very excited about the untapped opportunities in the emerging African markets, the progress the UAE has made on the bilateral front in India and the ongoing strong ties with Saudi.” – TradeArabia News Service