Flydubai to wet lease Smartwings 737s to cover MAX capacity
Flydubai has finalised a wet-lease agreement with Czech Republic-based Smartwings for four Boeing 737-800s from Dec. 14- Jan. 25, 2020 as the MAX grounding drags on. The Dubai-based carrier has 14 MAXs in its fleet. Flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith said: “The continued grounding of our MAX aircraft has had a significant impact on our operations with a 30% reduction of our flying schedule … these four additional aircraft will enable more passengers to have more travel options during the holiday season.” The all-economy leased aircraft will operate on flydubai’s select routes, including Bahrain; Colombo (Sri Lanka); Faisalabad, Multan, Karachi, Sialkot (Pakistan); Kuwait; Muscat (Oman); and Prague (Czech Republic).<br/>
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Flydubai to wet lease Smartwings 737s to cover MAX capacity
Flydubai has finalised a wet-lease agreement with Czech Republic-based Smartwings for four Boeing 737-800s from Dec. 14- Jan. 25, 2020 as the MAX grounding drags on. The Dubai-based carrier has 14 MAXs in its fleet. Flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith said: “The continued grounding of our MAX aircraft has had a significant impact on our operations with a 30% reduction of our flying schedule … these four additional aircraft will enable more passengers to have more travel options during the holiday season.” The all-economy leased aircraft will operate on flydubai’s select routes, including Bahrain; Colombo (Sri Lanka); Faisalabad, Multan, Karachi, Sialkot (Pakistan); Kuwait; Muscat (Oman); and Prague (Czech Republic).<br/>
