flydubai launches eighth destination in Saudi Arabia

• flydubai inaugurated services on the 1,900-kilometre route from Dubai (DXB) to Tabuk (TUU) in north-western Saudi Arabia. This is the airline’s eighth service to Saudi Arabia. Twice-weekly departures will be operated with the low-cost airline’s 189-seat 737-800s. flydubai’s CEO, Ghaith Al Ghaith, said: “We are very grateful to the Saudi authorities for helping us connect Dubai to underserved destinations in the Kingdom. Besides its business credentials, Tabuk is also an emerging leisure hub. With more and more families preferring to travel within the region, this low-cost link provides an alternative holiday spot.”