flydubai, the Dubai-based carrier, inaugurated its operations to Cairo and Poznań on 29 October. The inaugural flights touched down at Sphinx International Airport (SPX) and Poznań Airport (POZ) and were met with a water cannon salute and a warm welcome by airport officials, becoming the first carrier from the UAE to operate direct flights to these airports.

With the start of flights to Cairo and Poznań, flydubai grows its network in Egypt to two destinations, including Alexandria and Cairo, and in Poland to three destinations including Krakow, Poznań and Warsaw.

Poznań will be served with a three-times weekly service, bringing the total number of flights operated to Krakow, Poznań and Warsaw from Dubai to 17 weekly flights

Flights between Terminal 2, Dubai International (DXB) to Sphinx International Airport (SPX) will operate daily.