Several weeks ago I wrote about Emirates' President, Tim Clark, was quoted as saying that he wanted to bring Emirates and FlyDubai closer together over the next 18 months. The article I referenced even made it sound like a merger was a possibility. Both airlines are owned by the government, so there aren't very many…
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Been really difficult getting an Emirates sponsored visa when u add a FZ(flydubai) segment to Emirates reservation. Hopefully this resolves it.
They have been code sharing for years and this is a great thing they're making this official, but with a lot of Fly Dubai flights being transferred over to DWC it will make this even more interesting.
Ben, it's appallingly easy for Emirates and flydubai to be run independently. Corporations can and often separate ownership and management, and while both airlines are ultimately owned by the same parent group, they have different CEOs, they have different strategies and they compete in different markets. Rather than blending, they currently complement each other, it would be foolish for both airlines to merge.
For the most part, the Al Maktoums are hands off.
Whenever a Fly Dubai leg was added to an emirates itinerary the price would usually skyrocket...hopefully this isn't the case anymore!
Fly Dubai in Dubai lands at the hated Terminal 2 that has no airport transfers to Terminal 1 or 3. I flew FlyDubai from Yerevan to Dubai ( good flight!) and then had to take a taxi from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1 for my SQ connection
Either they need to add seamless transfers between Terminal 2 and the others or move the airline to Terminal 3 preferably or Terminal 1