FlyDubai started its flights to and from Hargeisa this morning!

[gulaid111]

FlyDubai landing at Egal International Airport, 4 flights each week, they've also promised to train 50 Somali air hostess.

[Rambie]

So it was already set in motion.

[Thuganomics]

Yeah! £600 all in from Heathrow,not bad at all

[WaaliCas]

When I tell Wanlawein that they are clueless and have idea what they talking about they just troll. Today was no different when they were boasting about UAE FM signing another meaningless MoU with Hassan Cullusow.

I told them it was about FlyDubai coming to Hargeisa and not about Emirates going to Mogadishu. As usual they made noises...

Right! They did it for Hargeysa.

I know what's going on dear Wanlawein brothers.

In fact, I know FlyDubai wants its own terminal in Hargeisa.

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[Adan_1]

Dubai-based flydubai’s inaugural flight to Hargeisa landed today at Hargeisa Egal International Airport marking the launch of a direct four times weekly service to Hargeisa.

flydubai’s delegation was headed by Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer of flydubai, and Sudhir Sreedharan, Senior Vice President Commercial (GCC, Subcontinent and Africa) of flydubai. Upon landing in Hargeisa Egal International Airport, the delegation was greeted by H.E Abdirahman Abdillahi Ismail, the Vice-President of Somaliland and H.E Mohamud Hashi Abdi, the Minister of Civil Aviation and Air Transport of Somaliland.

Commenting on the launch of the route, Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer of flydubai, said: “We strive to provide underserved markets with direct air links to Dubai. The addition of Hargeisa to our network will provide the Somali diaspora with the opportunity to visit their families and friends in their home country. With the interline agreements we have in place more than 250 destinations can now offer flights to Hargeisa through Dubai’s aviation hub.”

The Hargeisa route will be served with four flights a week which will see flydubai operate a total of 64 weekly flights between Dubai and destinations in Africa. flydubai offers cargo services on all its African routes, providing cargo solutions to a network of more than 90 destinations in Africa, Middle East and Subcontinent, Eastern Europe, Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia, and 135 additional destinations worldwide due to interline agreements.

Commenting on the inaugural flight to Hargeisa, Sudhir Sreedharan, Senior Vice President, Commercial (GCC, Subcontinent, Africa) at flydubai, added: “flydubai is committed to creating free flows of trade and tourism between the regions we fly to and we believe that our reliable and convenient passenger and cargo services will help to open up the trade opportunities between Hargeisa and Dubai and onward destinations.”

flydubai operates a fleet of 48 new Next-Generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft with an average age of around three years.

[WaaliCas]

Big development. I like it. What we need is give them a complete terminal of their own in which they themselves finance and build. They should use Hargeisa as their hub for African market.

Mohamud Hashi Abdi wu ku guulaystay wasaaradiisa iyo socdaalka SL.


Today I congratulate SL.

By the way if you watched the whole press conference, Edna mentioned a young man by the name of Omar. That kid started his travel agency (Safeway) with less than $500. He came to me and my friend for assistance. I made some banners/posters for him and my friend ran free ads for him. His first contract was Ethiopian Airlines.

Very good guy. He deserves it.

[WaaliCas]

[mahoka]

business class only 900$


How good is their business class

[GIJaamac]

When I tell Wanlawein that they are clueless and have idea what they talking about they just troll. Today was no different when they were boasting about UAE FM signing another meaningless MoU with Hassan Cullusow.

I told them it was about FlyDubai coming to Hargeisa and not about Emirates going to Mogadishu. As usual they made noises...

Right! They did it for Hargeysa.

I know what's going on dear Wanlawein brothers.

In fact, I know FlyDubai wants its own terminal in Hargeisa.

https://fbcdn-photos-a-a.akamaihd.net/h ... 3a625a5f31

What's your obsession with Wanleyn ? Yaa meeshaan ku soo hadal qaaday ?

As for the topic. Gongrats for having a direct flight from western world to your country three years after Mogadishu had one. Gongrats again !

[gambit]

Warya gijamaac tell your dawned kusheeg to stop trying to sabotage us. Don't you know jealousy is a female trait. Your only postponing the inevitable.

These hawiye act indifferent but are burning inside whenever they hear positive developments in somaliland.

[THE_TRUTH1]

When I tell Wanlawein that they are clueless and have idea what they talking about they just troll. Today was no different when they were boasting about UAE FM signing another meaningless MoU with Hassan Cullusow.

I told them it was about FlyDubai coming to Hargeisa and not about Emirates going to Mogadishu. As usual they made noises...

Right! They did it for Hargeysa.

I know what's going on dear Wanlawein brothers.

In fact, I know FlyDubai wants its own terminal in Hargeisa.

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MOGADISHU (HOL) — Somalia’s government and the United Arab Emirates signed a preliminary aviation agreement on Sunday, a move that many expect would ease restrictions on air travels between the two countries.

The memorandum of understanding by the UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullahi Bin Zayid who arrived in the Somali capital and his Somalia counterpart Abdasalan Hadliye is parts of negotiations between the two countries as the UAE ponders to undertake more development projects including hospitals and police stations across the horn of Africa nation.

“This is a very encouraging step that would help Somalia on the recovery of the infrastructure, peace restoration, political stability and economic development.” said Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Somalia’s president after the signature of the agreement.

Under the new agreement, UAE-owned airlines would start flying to Somalia after more than two decades of war in Somalia.

United Arab Emirates often imposes restriction of Somali passport holders travelling to their country as its missing on the list of visa-free countries that allow travels for Somali citizens.
Mr. Zayid on his part vowed his country would boost support for Somalia, urging other Gulf countries to follow suit.

The development comes one year after Somalia regained its airspace control after a long period of management by the Civil Aviation Caretaker Authority for Somalia (CACAS). SCAMA in conjunction with the International Civil Aviation Organizations also finalized a process in 2014 to transfer control of Somalia's airspace to the new Air Space Management Centre in the capital.
you should Thank Mogadishu anyways good development

[mahoka]

Warya gijamaac tell your dawned kusheeg to stop trying to sabotage us. Don't you know jealousy is a female trait. Your only postponing the inevitable.

These hawiye act indifferent but are burning inside whenever they hear positive developments in somaliland.

Hawiye is the most sneaky and backstabbing snakes. usc instead of holding democratic elections and not targeting darod civilians who had nothing to do with afwayne, they tried to put naked hutu in presidency and went on to target women and kids

[mahoka]

When I tell Wanlawein that they are clueless and have idea what they talking about they just troll. Today was no different when they were boasting about UAE FM signing another meaningless MoU with Hassan Cullusow.

I told them it was about FlyDubai coming to Hargeisa and not about Emirates going to Mogadishu. As usual they made noises...

Right! They did it for Hargeysa.

I know what's going on dear Wanlawein brothers.

In fact, I know FlyDubai wants its own terminal in Hargeisa.

https://fbcdn-photos-a-a.akamaihd.net/h ... 3a625a5f31

What's your obsession with Wanleyn ? Yaa meeshaan ku soo hadal qaaday ?

As for the topic. Gongrats for having a direct flight from western world to your country three years after Mogadishu had one. Gongrats again !

Lol come on b

You are comparing a business decision to a humanitarian decision. Turkey airline was carrying food aid to starving people in somalia, their decision was part of turkey feeling so sorry for hawiye people they decided to open the world to mogadishu to help the world. The Turkish airline is not making profit from that route.

Flydubai is a thought-out business decision, that is why they decided to do 4 flights a week. They done the maths

[PUNTMAN]

Good news. As a puntlander am proud of this development in SL. A direct flight going to hargeysa is a huge achievement and will ultimately benefit all somalis. May peace and prosperity reign on dhulka somali.

[KyrieJama]