Dubai-based carrier flydubai has announced the launch of two new European routes for next year: flights to Krakow will start on 8 April 2018 and flights to Catania will start on 13 June 2018.

It becomes the first UAE carrier to operate direct flights to these destinations, offering weekly flights.

Ghaith Al Ghaith, chief executive officer of flydubai, said: “With the launch of flights to Krakow and Catania, flydubai is committed to open up new direct air links to Dubai and we strive to expand our network to offer our passengers more choice.

“Our latest route launches are testament to that commitment and demonstrate our efforts in offering our passengers more options to explore our network especially as we see more connecting traffic onto our network as a result of our interline and codeshare agreements.”

flydubai’s European network includes 24 destinations.