flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, today announced the launch of flights to Minsk, the capital of Belarus. The airline will operate three flights a week between Dubai International (DXB) and Minsk National Airport (MSQ) starting from 20 February 2021. flydubai will be the first Dubai-based carrier to offer direct flights on this route.

With the addition of Minsk, flydubai will grow its network to more than 70 destinations. The airline has been steadily increasing its operations and has recently announced the start of flights to a number of destinations including Doha, Istanbul and the Maldives as well as new routes such as Grozny, Malta, Salzburg and Tel Aviv.

Emirates will codeshare on this route offering travellers more seamless connections through Dubai’s international aviation hub to 155 destinations between both the Emirates and flydubai networks including Australia, China, Indian Ocean, Japan, South Asia and the United States.

Flight Number	Departure Airport	Departure Time	Arrival Airport	Arrival Time
FZ1715	DXB	18:50	MSQ	23:50
FZ1716	MSQ	00:50	DXB	07:45

flydubai has also resumed flights to Colombo with a twice-weekly service. Flights to Colombo start from 17 February as the authorities in Sri Lanka ease travel restrictions for international travel. The carrier will operate flights between Terminal 2, Dubai International (DXB) and Colombo International Airport (CMB) with flights now available to book.

Flight Number	Frequency	Departure Airport	Departure Time	Arrival Airport	Arrival Time
FZ557	Wednesday	DXB	18:50	CMB	00:50
FZ558	Thursday	CMB	01:50	DXB	05:15
FZ557	Monday	DXB	18:55	CMB	01:10
FZ558	Tuesday	CMB	02:10	DXB	05:35

Flights can be booked from flydubai’s website (Link below)