Flydubai has announced its second destination in India - the City of Pearls, Hyderabad.

Hyderabad in Southern India, is the airline’s 37th destination and one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. Flights  will operate three times per week and will start on June 11th. Flydubai said it expected high demand for the route over the summer from the 1.4 million-strong Indian expat community in the UAE looking to fly home.

flydubai CEO, Ghaith Al Ghaith, said: “We are delighted to announce Hyderabad as our latest destination. There is a huge Indian community in the UAE and one of the reasons flydubai was established was to provide low cost, quality links to places the expat community in the UAE wish to travel to.

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"Hyderabad is an important new route for flydubai and goes a long way in our efforts to fulfil that commitment. While our Lucknow route provides a gateway to North and Central lndia; our Hyderabad route will be a low-cost connection to South India, benefiting not only the Indian expat population in the UAE but also bringing increased tourism and business opportunities to this historic city.”