Dubai-based flydubai has commenced its service to Chennai, India, making it the eighth destination on the airline’s network in the subcontinent.

The launch of the Chennai route will be served with three flights a week, which will see flydubai operate a total of 29 weekly flights between Dubai and India.

Ghaith Al Ghaith, chief executive officer at flydubai, said: “It has been our constant endeavour to provide greater convenience to our passengers travelling from India. The addition of Chennai to our network will provide the opportunity to visit Dubai more often and explore the flydubai network which we are already seeing from our other points in India.  It will also provide the opportunity to connect, with the interline agreements we have in place, onwards through Dubai’s aviation hub. India has strong economic and cultural ties with the region and we are committed to enhancing connectivity between India and Dubai.”

In 2014, the carrier added four more routes in India offering passengers from Dubai affordable travel options to Delhi, Kochi, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram.

Sudhir Sreedharan, senior vice president, commercial (GCC, Subcontinent, Africa) at flydubai, said: “Flydubai sees India as a key market on its network and is committed to delivering the best, reliable travel options whether in economy or business class.  With the launch of four new points in India in 2014, flydubai saw a 70 per cent growth in passenger numbers and we are confident that this will significantly contribute to the growth of not only trade and tourism between the two countries but across the region.”

Within India, in addition to Chennai, flydubai operates services to Ahmedabad, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram. Business class services are available on flights to Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram. – TradeArabia News Service