flydubai Launches New Service to Nairobi, Increases Frequencies to Mombasa

Starting October 15, 2025, flydubai will launch new service to Nairobi, Kenya, with four weekly flights.  The carrier will also increase service to Mombasa to daily starting October 1st, 2025, expanding their total weekly flights to Kenya to eleven.

flydubai to launch New Service Between Dubai and Nairobi Starting October 15, 2025 - Courtesy flydubai

On Wednesday (September 17, 2025), flydubai announced the launch of new flights to Nairobi International Airport (NBO) in Kenya, starting from 15 October 2025.  The route will operate four times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from Terminal 3 at Dubai International (DXB).  Additionally, flydubai will increase frequencies to Mombasa to a daily service from October 1st 2025, bringing the carrier’s total weekly flights to Kenya to 11.

In Wednesday’s announcement, flydubai’s CEO, Ghaith Al Ghaith, said,

“Kenya is an important market for flydubai, and we are pleased to strengthen our operations with the addition of Nairobi and the increased frequency of our service to Mombasa. These flights underline the importance of connecting Kenya to Dubai’s global aviation hub, enhancing access for trade, travel and tourism between our two countries. We remain committed to playing our part in supporting stronger economic and cultural ties between the UAE and Africa.”

Also commenting on the launch of new service to Nairobi, flydubai’s Divisional SVP of Commercial Operations – UAE, GCC, Africa and South Asia, Sudhir Sreedharan, said,

“We are pleased to see our footprint in Kenya grow with the start of flights to Nairobi and the daily service to Mombasa, which started with a four-times-weekly service in 2024.  This expansion provides more convenient options for customers from the UAE and across our network to access Kenya, whether they are travelling for business, leisure or to visit friends and family.  We sincerely thank the Kenyan authorities and our partners for their support in making these routes possible.”

With the new route to Nairobi, flydubai now connects Dubai to 12 destinations in the region, including Alexandria, Addis Ababa, Al Alamein (summer seasonal route), Asmara, Cairo, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, Entebbe, Hargeisa, Mombasa and Zanzibar.

flydubai serves over 135 destinations in 57 countries across Africa, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Central and South-East Europe, the GCC and the Middle East, South Asia and South-East Asia.  Since starting operations in June 2009, flydubai has opened more than 100 new routes that did not previously have direct air links to Dubai or were not served by a UAE national carrier from Dubai.  The carrier currently operates a single fleet-type of 93 Boeing 737 aircraft, including 27 Boeing 737-800NGs, 63 Boeing 737-8 MAX and three Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft.

Source: flydubai

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