Flydubai thrives on developing new markets in Central Asia, Caucasus

Flydubai has emerged as one of the largest airlines in Central Asia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Following the recent launch of services to Tashkent and the upcoming launch of Sochi, flydubai will have 21 destinations in the CIS.

The Dubai-based hybrid airline serves all five Central Asian countries, including newly added Uzbekistan, and all four countries in the Caucasus. Its Russian network will grow to nine destinations as Sochi is launched and several seasonal destinations are resumed.

While the CIS accounts for only 15% of flydubai's total seat capacity this summer, its network in the region is important strategically, since most of the markets are underserved and growing. Flydubai has excelled at developing new markets in the CIS, along with other regions such as Africa and Eastern Europe that previously were not served from Dubai.