FLY DUBAI ANNOUNCES FLIGHT SCHEDULE FOR ENTEBBE, KIGALI AND BUJUMBURA
(Posted 29th August 2014)
Fly Dubai has announced that besides Entebbe in Uganda they will combine the daily flights between Dubai and Uganda with onward connections to Kigali, three times a week and Bujumbura, the latter with 5th freedom traffic rights, twice a week.
Entebbe, Uganda’s principle aviation gateway will get daily flights with departures from Dubai International Airport (DXB) depending on traffic days varying between 07.55 hrs to as late as 16.10 hrs with two of the daily flights returning directly to Dubai, on Wednesday and Sunday while the other flights will route on to Burundi and Rwanda before commencing the return journey via Entebbe.
Flights to Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, will route via Entebbe and can uplift passengers and cargo under traffic rights granted and operate every Tuesday and Friday. Fly Dubai will be the first Gulf carrier expanding to Burundi, a bonus no doubt for the East Africa Community’s smallest country with the least flight connections of the five member states.
Flights to Kigali will also route via Entebbe but without traffic rights between the two airports. This is the first entry into Rwanda of a UAE based airline, though Qatar Airways has been operating daily flights for a while now. In turn is RwandAir also flying daily from Kigali to Dubai, with some flights routing via Mombasa. Kigali flights operate every Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
The full schedule and fares from Dubai are shown below:
Flight Details:
Entebbe, Uganda
flydubai will operate daily flights between Dubai and Entebbe starting from 27 September 2014.
Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays: FZ621 is scheduled to depart Dubai International Terminal 2 at 16:10hrs local time, arriving into Entebbe International Airport at 20:30hrs local time.
FZ622 is scheduled to depart Entebbe International Airport on the following day at 01:30hrs local time, landing at Dubai International Terminal 2 at 08:05hrs local time.
Tuesdays and Fridays: FZ623 is scheduled to depart Dubai International Terminal 2 at 12:20hrs local time, arriving into Entebbe International Airport at 16:40hrs local time.
FZ624 is scheduled to depart Entebbe International Airport at 22:10hrs local time, landing at Dubai International Terminal 2 at 04:35hrs local time.
Sundays: FZ619 is scheduled to depart Dubai International Terminal 2 at 09:55hrs local time, arriving into Entebbe International Airport at 14:15hrs local time.
FZ620 is scheduled to depart Entebbe International Airport at 15:15hrs local time, landing at Dubai International Terminal 2 at 21:50hrs local time.
Wednesdays: FZ619 is scheduled to depart Dubai International Terminal 2 at 07:55hrs local time, arriving into Entebbe International Airport at 12:15hrs local time.
FZ620 is scheduled to depart Entebbe International Airport at 13:15hrs local time, landing at Dubai International Terminal 2 at 19:50hrs local time.
Round trip fares
Economy Class return fares from Dubai to Entebbe will start at AED1,600 including 20kg checked baggage, while Business Class return fares will start at AED6,500 and are inclusive of all taxes and 40kg checked baggage.
Bujumbura, Burundi via Entebbe
flydubai will operate two flights a week between Dubai and Bujumbura via Entebbe starting from 30 September 2014.
Tuesdays and Fridays: FZ623 is scheduled to depart Dubai International Terminal 2 at 12:20hrs local time, arriving into Bujumbura International Airport at 17:55hrs local time with a one-hour stopover in Entebbe.
FZ624 is scheduled to depart Bujumbura International Airport at 18:55hrs local time, landing at Dubai International Terminal 2 at 04:35hrs local time with a one-hour stopover in Entebbe.
Round trip fares
Economy Class return fares from Dubai to Bujumbura will start at AED1,500 including 20kg checked baggage, while Business Class return fares will start at AED5,800 and are inclusive of all taxes and 40kg checked baggage.
Kigali, Rwanda via Entebbe
flydubai will operate three flights a week between Dubai and Kigali via Entebbe starting from 27 September 2014.
Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays: FZ621 is scheduled to depart Dubai International Terminal 2 at 16:10hrs local time, arriving into Kigali International Airport at 21:30hrs local time with a one-hour stopover in Entebbe.
FZ622 is scheduled to depart Kigali International Airport at 22:30hrs local time, landing at Dubai International Terminal 2 at 08:05hrs local time with a one-hour stopover in Entebbe.
Round trip fares
Economy Class return fares from Dubai to Kigali will start at AED1,300 including 20kg checked baggage, while Business Class return fares will start at AED4,500 and are inclusive of all taxes and 40kg checked baggage.
Said Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of Fly Dubai, when announcing the addition of destinations 78, 79 and 80 to the network of the LCC: ‘We are delighted to announce the launch of three new East African destinations which also sees flydubai become the first national carrier from the UAE to fly to Rwanda and Burundi, underlining our commitment to opening up underserved markets. We have announced 17 new destinations since the start of 2014, matching the total number of destinations flydubai launched last year. We look forward to continuing to expand our network as we remain committed to supporting Dubai’s trade and tourism sectors’.
Flight operations will commence in late September and all flights will offer both business and economy class. As and when it will be Happy Landings to crews and passengers and a warm welcome no doubt to Entebbe, Kigali and Bujumbura. For added information click on www.flydubai.com
