DUBAI, UAE / RankWire.AI / – Dubai-based airline flydubai revealed on Wednesday a significant enhancement to its European routes, aiming to meet the increasing demand for international travel by increasing flight frequencies to key Italian cities. According to official statements issued by Emirates News Agency, flydubai is strengthening its presence in Italy with more flights to Milan-Bergamo and Naples, thereby expanding direct connections between the United Arab Emirates and Southern Europe. Starting July 31, 2026, the airline will operate twice daily flights between Dubai International Airport and Milan-Bergamo Airport. At the same time, it has increased its service to Naples International Airport to a daily flight, solidifying its commercial footprint in major Italian urban centers.
This schedule expansion boosts flydubai’s overall operational footprint in Italy, which already includes three weekly flights to Catania Airport in Sicily and seasonal summer flights twice weekly to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport in Sardinia through the end of August. Additionally, the airline has outlined operational adjustments due to scheduled infrastructure work in Southern Italy. During planned maintenance at Dubai International Airport, flydubai will temporarily reroute its daily service to Naples from November 1 to November 30, 2026, via Salerno Costa d’Amalfi and Cilento Airport. Regular flights to Naples will resume on December 1, 2026, with passengers holding existing bookings automatically transferred to the Salerno route during the transition period.
Enhancement of Commercial Flights Bolsters Bilateral Trade and Tourism
The expanded routes to Milan-Bergamo and Naples are operated under the established codeshare partnership between flydubai and Emirates, the international flag carrier. This collaboration allows travelers to access integrated itineraries, purchase unified single tickets, enjoy synchronized schedules, and benefit from through-checked baggage handling across both airlines. Connecting through Dubai’s central hub, passengers flying from Italian airports gain seamless access to popular long-haul destinations across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, including direct flights to Kenya, Oman, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Zanzibar.
This capacity expansion aligns with broader trends in commercial aviation within the Middle East and Europe, where international passenger numbers have steadily increased in the post-pandemic period. The rise in flight frequency supports the growing bilateral trade, investment, and tourism exchanges between the United Arab Emirates and Italy. The added double-daily flights to Milan-Bergamo increase seat capacity for business travelers heading to Italy’s primary financial and industrial hub. Meanwhile, daily flights to Southern Italy meet the rising seasonal demand among international tourists visiting historic sites along the Amalfi Coast.
Ghaith Al Ghaith, flydubai’s Chief Executive Officer, commented on the route expansion, emphasizing that Naples and Milan have become essential gateways in the airline’s European network. He highlighted the importance of maintaining consistent regional access for travelers and committed to long-term efforts to improve connectivity with underserved markets. Al Ghaith also pointed out that market data shows flydubai is strengthening its operations in Italy with strategic frequency increases to accommodate the rising passenger flow between the UAE and Italy, especially as travel volumes grow heading into the winter season.
Increasing Flight Frequencies to Boost Capacity to Milan and Naples
Jeyhun Efendi, flydubai’s Divisional Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations and E-commerce, stressed that the additional non-stop flights to Naples and Milan-Bergamo reflect the Italian market’s strategic significance. Efendi noted that direct flights enable travelers to leverage the combined reach of flydubai and Emirates for seamless access to key international destinations through Dubai. He confirmed that the airline’s fleet and operational teams are ready to manage the increased daily flight operations, ensuring high levels of reliability for both passenger and cargo services.
These operational enhancements are part of flydubai’s ongoing fleet expansion and its broader international network development strategy. As the airline continues to introduce modern narrow-body aircraft into its fleet, planning is underway to further increase frequencies on high-demand European routes. The new Italian flight schedules underscore Dubai’s role as a global aviation hub, enabling efficient passenger and freight movements between Europe and expanding markets across the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, and East Africa.
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