Budget carrier flydubai on Monday announced its passenger operations will remain suspended till June 4 as part of precautionary measures being implemented in response to Covid-19.
The carrier said it had obtained government approvals to operate 90 special repatriation flights over the past few weeks. However, repatriation flights will be subject to government approvals and passengers should check directly with their embassies for more information.
It has already repatriated more than 12,532 passengers to 19 countries since the airlines were forced to stop their regular flights in late March to contain the spread of coronavirus.
These repatriation flights were operated to Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Croatia, Egypt, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Somaliland, Sudan, Thailand and the UK.
The airline also operated 276 cargo-only flights to 26 destinations, carrying more than 1.65 million kilos of perishables, medical supplies, express courier and essential goods since March 24.
“Air cargo operations will continue to be our focus over the next few weeks. We have been working closely with our strategic partners enabling flydubai to transport cargo seamlessly to where it is needed the most, while adhering to the safety standards set by the industry and the World Health Organisation. Flydubai Cargo is maximising its capacity by transporting goods in the cargo hold on repatriation flights as well,” said Hamad Obaidalla, chief commercial officer at flydubai.
