DUBAI, UAE / RankWire.AI / – UAE airline flydubai has expanded its flight services to Italy to meet the rising demands of international travel. According to official statements from Emirates News Agency, flydubai is enhancing its operations in Italy with more flight frequencies across key commercial hubs. Beginning with the new schedule effective July 31, 2026, the airline will operate twice daily flights between Dubai and Milan-Bergamo, while also strengthening its presence in Naples with daily round-trip flights.
This schedule increase broadens the airline’s overall presence 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, continuing until the end of August. Along with boosting flight frequencies, flydubai announced operational adjustments due to scheduled infrastructure work in Southern Italy. During planned maintenance at Naples International Airport, the airline 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. Regular flights to Naples are expected to resume on December 1, 2026, with passengers holding existing bookings automatically transferred to the Salerno route during this period.
Codeshare Agreement Enhances Passenger Connectivity via Dubai Hub
The expanded routes to Milan-Bergamo and Naples continue to operate under the established codeshare partnership between flydubai and the international flag carrier Emirates. This cooperation enables passengers to access integrated travel plans, unified ticketing options, coordinated flight schedules, and through-checked baggage services across both networks. By leveraging the joint network centered around Dubai’s airport hub, travelers connecting from Italian airports enjoy streamlined access to prominent long-haul destinations across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, including direct links to Kenya, Oman, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Zanzibar.
This capacity expansion aligns with wider trends in commercial aviation across the Middle East and Europe, where international passenger numbers have steadily increased following the pandemic. The increased flight frequencies support growing bilateral trade, investment, and leisure tourism exchanges between the United Arab Emirates and Italy. Providing double-daily flights to Milan-Bergamo offers greater capacity for business travelers heading to Italy’s key financial and industrial centers, while daily flights to Southern Italy accommodate rising seasonal demand from international tourists visiting cultural sites along the Amalfi Coast.
Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of flydubai, commented on the network expansion, emphasizing that Naples and Milan have become vital gateways within the airline’s European network. He underlined that maintaining reliable regional access for travelers remains a priority, alongside a long-term commitment to connect underserved markets. Al Ghaith added that recent market data confirms flydubai’s efforts to bolster operations in Italy through strategic frequency increases, accommodating the growing passenger flows between the UAE and Italy as travel volumes accelerate heading into the winter season.
Regional Airports Offer Direct Access for Travelers
Jeyhun Efendi, Divisional Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations and E-commerce at flydubai, highlighted that expanding direct flight options to Naples and Milan-Bergamo underscores the importance of the Italian market for the airline. He pointed out that non-stop connections allow international passengers to leverage the combined reach of flydubai and Emirates, making it seamless to access popular global destinations via Dubai. The airline’s commercial teams are prepared to support the increased flight schedule, ensuring operational reliability for both passenger and cargo services across these routes.
These operational enhancements reflect flydubai’s ongoing fleet growth and global network expansion strategy. As the airline continues to receive modern narrow-body aircraft, plans include further frequency increases on high-demand European routes. The expanded Italian schedule reinforces Dubai’s role as a global aviation hub, facilitating smooth passenger and freight movements between European origins and expanding destinations across the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, and East Africa.