Low cost carrier, flydubai has expanded its operations in Russia with the launch of flights to two new destinations. This month, the carrier launched flights to Nizhny Novgorod and Novosibirsk, making it the first Dubai-based airline to serve both cities. Services to Nizhny Novgorod, Russia’s fifth largest city, will operate twice a week, while flights to Novosibirsk, the country’s third most populous city, will run three times a week.

Jeyhun Efendi, senior VP commercial (UAE, EU, ME, CIS) for flydubai said: “Flydubai is committed to creating free flow of trade and tourism between Dubai and the destinations it operates to. We are pleased to introduce flydubai’s business class service and cargo operations to our newest destinations in Russia and to provide passengers with more options to explore not only Dubai but further afield across our network to Africa, the Middle East and Subcontinent.”

Flydubai now serves 10 Russian cities: Kazan, Krasnodar, Mineralnye Vody, Moscow, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Ufa, Yekaterinburg and the two new destinations.