INTERLINING WILL ADD GREATER REACH TO FLYDUBAI FLIGHTS FROM BUJUMBURA
When flights by FlyDubai were announced two weeks ago for Bujumbura and Kigali, via Entebbe, it generated much excitement in particular in Burundi, which was until now lacking any form of direct flights to the UAE’s most vibrant city. The twice weekly flights, Kigali will have three weekly flights while Entebbe will see daily operations, are considered a huge bonus for tourism and trade development in Burundi and the latest development, an agreement between FlyDubai and Emirates to interline, will only add yet more buzz to the talk in Bujumbura’s tourism circles.
The interline agreement will have very practical upsides for travelers using FlyDubai as they can now seamlessly connect in Dubai on to Emirates flights, with baggage checked through from the point of origin, in this case Bujumbura, to the final destination. FlyDubai’s network is of course also extensive but covers mainly the radius from Dubai which is within range of the Boeing B737-800NG, while Emirates of course operates a global network to destinations which are not on offer by FlyDubai. Travelers wanting to reach such places around the globe now have this option of using both airlines and simply transfer on arrival in DXB on their FlyDubai service to an Emirates flight at Dubai International Airport, which both airlines use as their main hub.
Great news indeed for Bujumbura and Kigali and to a lesser extent Entebbe which is on the Emirates network with daily flights already. For breaking and regular aviation news from across Eastern Africa look no further than this place.
