Friday May 5, 2023
Ten suites will be introduced to a number of the carrier’s newest aircraft before the end of the year
flydubai has introduced its Business Suite, which is designed exclusively for single-aisle aircraft.
The offering will see 10 suites introduced to a number of the carrier’s newest aircraft before the end of 2023.
The new introduction will give flydubai’s Business Class passengers direct aisle access.
flydubai is the launch customer for this brand-new offering. The carrier worked closely with Safran Seats, a leading manufacturer of aircraft seats, and JPA Design, a multinational design company operating in the transportation, interiors, and product design arenas, to create the ‘seating’ product.
Ghaith Al Ghaith, chief executive officer atflydubai, said: “Our business and product offerings have evolved from the initial no-frills model over the past 14 years to cater to the ever-growing needs of our customers and the markets we operate to. We have come a long way since the introduction of our first Business Class offering in 2013, which has served us well. Today, we are proud to unveil a new premium product which rivals the Business Class experience offered by many airlines on wide-body aircraft. We will continue to invest in innovation to enhance the customer experience across our growing fleet.”
Victoria Foy, CEO of Safran Seats, said: “we are very excited to have flydubai as our launch customer for flydubai’s ‘The Business Suite VUE’ seat, it has been an exciting journey working together to bring this product to the market for the first time on a Boeing aircraft. flydubai will operate with an outstanding Business Class seat designed for the best onboard experience on single-aisle longer haul flights”.
Daniel Kerrison, Vice President of Inflight Product at flydubai, said: “the new business suite will take comfort on board to the next level. The increased height of the back-shell, a sliding suite door and direct aisle access for every passenger create a level of privacy never before seen on Boeing 737s. We have been working with Safran Seats and JPA Design over the past three years to develop an experience that meets the growing demand for premium air travel services across our network, offering passengers wide-body comfort on our narrow-body fleet.”
The carrier plans to ramp up operations for the busy summer travel period between July 1 and September 30, increasing its capacity by 20 per cent across the network
flydubai has expanded its network since the start of the year, commencing services to St Petersburg in Russia, Pattaya and Krabi in Thailand, Al Qaisumah, Al Ula, Gizan, Nejran and Neom in Saudi Arabia, Shymkent in Kazakhstan, Ashgabat in Turkmenistan, Mogadishu in Somalia and Milan-Bergamo in Italy.