flydubai to Resume Flights to Riga, Salzburg and Vilnius in December
RIYADH, November 11 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Dubai-based airline flydubai will resume direct flights to Riga, Salzburg and Vilnius in December, restoring connections to three European destinations as part of its winter flight schedule.
Services between Dubai and Riga, the capital of Latvia, are scheduled to begin on December 11, while flights to Salzburg in Austria and Vilnius, Lithuania's capital, will follow on December 12.
Each route will operate three times a week from Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport, the airline announced on Tuesday.
Flights to Riga will operate on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, while services to Salzburg and Vilnius will run on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The three routes will be included in flydubai's codeshare arrangement with Emirates, allowing passengers to book connecting journeys across the airlines' combined networks. Travellers using eligible connecting itineraries will be able to check their baggage through to their final destination.
The airline said the services would provide additional travel options between the United Arab Emirates and Europe during the winter season, including access to the Baltic capitals and Austria's Alpine region.
Economy Lite return fares from Dubai will start at AED 2,442 for Riga, AED 2,699 for Salzburg and AED 3,112 for Vilnius. Business Class return fares will begin at AED 10,012, AED 13,175 and AED 10,301, respectively.
The planned services follow recent changes to flydubai's international network, including flights to Aleppo in Syria, Bangkok in Thailand, Benghazi in Libya and Pokhara in Nepal.
The airline has also announced plans to restore nonstop services to Skopje, North Macedonia, from April 1, 2027.
The European routes will be operated using flydubai's Boeing 737 fleet, with connections through Dubai to destinations across Asia, Africa and the Indian Ocean.
The expansion forms part of the carrier's winter operations, with the three European routes scheduled to begin service before the year-end holiday period.
Sources:
Emirates News Agency (WAM), November 10, 2026
flydubai official announcement, November 10, 2026
