Flydubai has announced the launch of flights to Mombasa from January 17, 2024. The Dubai-based carrier will become the first national carrier to operate direct flights from Dubai as well as the UAE to the coastal city in Kenya.

Flights to Moi International Airport (MBA) will operate four times a week from Terminal 3 at Dubai International (DXB). Emirates will codeshare on this route.

The schedule of the flights is below:

Flydubai’s African network

With the launch of operations to Mombasa, flydubai will grow its network in Africa to 11 destinations in 10 countries.

It includes Addis Ababa, Alexandria, Asmara, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, Entebbe, Hargeisa, Juba, Mogadishu and Zanzibar.

Return business class fares from DXB to MBA start from Dhs4,200 and economy class lite fares start from Dhs1,600. Return business class fares from MBA to DXB start from $1,500 and economy class lite fares start from $500.

Ghaith Al Ghaith, chief executive officer at flydubai, said, “We remain committed to opening up underserved markets and supporting Dubai’s aviation hub. Dubai has seen steady growth in investment from Africa since Expo 2020, with more than 26,000 African companies registered with Dubai Chamber.

“Our direct flights to Mombasa from January and our growing operations in Africa will further support free flows of trade and tourism between the UAE and the East African markets.

“We see a lot of potential in the African markets and we look forward to growing our presence in the continent as we continue to grow our network and fleet in the coming years.”

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This article originally appeared on Business Traveller Middle East