flydubai is the little sister of Emirates, operating a fleet of Boeing 737-800s and 737 MAXs on flights up to 7 hours 20 minutes. The airline has flights scheduled to 119 destinations in November, of which just 35 (29%) are also operated by Emirates.

With both flydubai and Emirates being owned by the Government of Dubai, they complement each other rather than compete. This is evidenced by both using the Emirates Skywards frequent flyer program and a significant codeshare agreement between the two.

flydubai And Emirates Overlap On 35 Routes

As shown by the map above, around 30% of flydubai's total route network is also served by Emirates. The overlap mostly centers on routes to India, the Middle East, and a handful of European destinations.

flydubai primarily operates on a

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