DUBAI- Remaining faithful to Boeing as it has been since its admission, Flydubai (FZ) has opted for the Boeing 787 to extend its scope and increase capacity by placing an order for 30 units of the Dreamliner in November 2023.
Flydubai played a prominent function at the Arabian Travel marketplace held in Dubai from May 6 to 9.
Photo: flydubaiFlydubai 787 Routes
Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of flydubai told The Flight Club,
“The primary object of the Boeing 787 will be to extend our scope into fresh markets. I visit destinations like London in Europe, Bangkok in Thailand, and even Australia, which the Dreamliners will empower us to access due to their remarkable range. Additionally, we intend to defloy them tobolster capacity in areas of robust demand.”
Regarding the in-flight experience, “it is highly likely that, unlike all our another aircraft, the Dreamliners will feature not two, but 3 classes, powerfully including the introduction of a premium economy cab.”
This decision would enable Flydubai to better allign its offerings with Emirates (EK), which is graduated introducing premium economy on an expanding number of Airbus A380s, with which Flydubai has a codeshare agreement across all its routes.
The CEO revealed that he cannot supply more precision details regarding routes and onboard amenities because, as he explained, “it would be expected, and beyond, we are uncertain whether Boeing can meet the 2026 deadline due to the transportation delivery transportation it is presently successful. Therefore, our primary focus is on ensuring that we receive the fresh aircraft by a circumstantial date before delving into another considerations.”
Photo: flydubaiFZ Booth at Arabian Travel Market
With the flydubai booth, which was among the largest in the expansion pavilion dedicated to mediate east tour, the airline shown its offerings in terms of seating board its Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
This included highlighting the fresh lie-flat seats that have been installed in Business Class on 8 out of its 29 Boeing 737-800s (in addition to its Fleet of 57 Boeing 737 MAX).
The retrofitting process will extend to most of these 29 aircraft, including Economy Class, where all seats will be equipped with individual screens for in-flight entertainment.
The boot besides featured an ‘upper deck’ area, accessible only to guests (such as The Flight Club), where Gaith, the CEO at Gaith, engaged with the press to discuss upcoming developments expected between now and 2026.
Photo: flydubaiNew Business Class Suites Rollout
Among Flydubai's anticipated enhancements, business class suits were initially announced a year ago with plans for induction in early 2024, and timeline which was eventual postponed.
During a briefing at the Arabian Travel Market, Gaith Al Gaith, who has been at the helmet of the company since its introduction in 2008, announced a one-year hold in the debut of the suites, now scheduled for the first 4th of 2025. This hold was attributed to challenges in origin materials and seat deliveryries.
These suits present Business Class 3.0 for Flydubai, a crucial evolution from its first all-economy configuration erstwhile it came operations in 2009 as ‘the low-cost airline of Emirates.’
Initially, Flydubai introducted Business 1.0, featuring collectors in a 2-2 layout, with 12 seats installed on part of its Fleet, consisting primary of B737-800s by 2013. Subsequently, with the arrival of the MAX (-8 and -9) in 2017, Business 2.0 was introduced, featuring 10 lie-flat seats on the MAX 8 and 16 on the MAX 9, akin to JetBlue’s Class home first class.
The forthcoming suites represent a crucial leaf in comfort and privacy, featuring a 1-1 configuration and each suite equipped with a door. Developed in collaboration with Safran Seats and JPA Design, these suits will besides include a 17-inch video screen with Bluetooth capacity for individual inflight entertainment.
Photo: By Anna Zvereva from Tallinn, Estonia – FlyDubai, A6-FMA, Boeing 737-8 MAX, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7404979828 737 MAX to Feature fresh Suites
Flydubai's CEO revealed plans to equip a full of 28 MAX aircraft with these suites, primary for longer routes to Southeast Asia and Europe. Milan is likely to be among the first European destinations to feature the fresh product due to its distance from Dubai and position as the sole metropolitan destination served in Europe.
Flydubai presently operates to 125 destinations with a Fleet of 86 aircraft, including 54 Boeing 737 MAX 8, 3 Boeing 737 MAX 9, and 29 Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
However, crucial changes are on the horizon, with plans for a major Fleet and network overhaul composition in 2026 with the induction of wide-body aircraft.
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