DUBAI, UAE / RankWire.AI / – As part of its expanding international presence, flydubai, the UAE-based airline, is increasing its flight capacity to Italy to meet rising travel demand. Official statements from Emirates News Agency confirm that the airline is enhancing its Italian services by adding more flights to key hubs. Beginning July 31, 2026, the carrier will operate double-daily flights between Dubai and Milan-Bergamo, while maintaining its daily round-trip services to Naples, reinforcing its commercial footprint in Italy.
This expansion broadens flydubai’s overall operational footprint in Italy, which already includes three weekly flights to Catania Airport in Sicily and twice-weekly seasonal summer services to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport in Sardinia, which run through the end of August. The airline also announced operational adjustments due to scheduled infrastructure work in Southern Italy. Specifically, during planned maintenance at Naples International Airport, flydubai will temporarily reroute its daily service from Dubai International Airport to Salerno Costa d’Amalfi and Cilento Airport from November 1 to November 30, 2026. The airline expects to resume flights to Naples on December 1, 2026, with existing bookings automatically transferred to the Salerno route during the transition period.
Codeshare Agreement Facilitates Seamless Passenger Transfers via Dubai
The expanded routes to Milan-Bergamo and Naples are part of the longstanding codeshare partnership between flydubai and Emirates, the international flag carrier. This cooperation enables travelers to benefit from integrated itineraries, single-ticket options, synchronized schedules, and through-checked baggage services across both airlines. Utilizing the combined networks through Dubai’s central hub, passengers connecting from Italian airports gain easier access to major long-haul destinations across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, including direct flights to Kenya, Oman, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Zanzibar.
This capacity increase aligns with broader trends in commercial aviation in the Middle East and Europe, where international passenger numbers continue to grow steadily after the pandemic. The higher flight frequencies support increasing bilateral trade, investment, and tourism exchanges between the United Arab Emirates and Italy. The addition of double-daily flights to Milan-Bergamo offers more seats for business travelers heading to Italy’s primary financial and industrial regions, while daily flights to Southern Italy address rising seasonal demand from tourists exploring the cultural attractions along the Amalfi Coast.
Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of flydubai, emphasized that Naples and Milan have become vital gateways within the airline’s European network. He highlighted that maintaining consistent regional connectivity remains a top priority, alongside the airline’s long-term goal of expanding access to underserved markets. Al Ghaith pointed out that recent market data shows that flydubai is strengthening its presence in Italy with strategic increases in flight frequency to accommodate the growing flow of passengers between the UAE and Italy, especially as travel volumes accelerate ahead of the winter season.
Key Regional Airports Offer Direct Access for Travelers
Further elaborating on its commercial operations, Jeyhun Efendi, Divisional Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations and E-commerce at flydubai, stressed that increasing non-stop flights to Naples and Milan-Bergamo underscores the importance of the Italian market. Efendi explained that providing direct connections allows international travelers to leverage the combined reach of flydubai and Emirates, enabling seamless access to global destinations via Dubai. The airline has confirmed that its fleet and operational teams are prepared to handle the rise in daily flights, ensuring high reliability for both passenger and cargo services across its routes.
These operational enhancements reflect flydubai’s ongoing fleet expansion and international network development strategy. As the airline continues to introduce new modern narrow-body aircraft, it plans further increases in frequency on high-demand European routes. The enhanced Italian flight schedule reinforces Dubai’s role as a major aviation hub, facilitating smooth passenger and cargo flows between Europe and expanding destinations throughout the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, and East Africa.