Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of "Flydubai," indicated that the carrier's operating capacity has increased by around 65% compared to pre-COVID-19 potential before the shutdown of critical source marketplaces in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh because of COVID-19.

"We are enthusiastic about the summer season, but the most important question is which countries would be accessible?" Ghaith stated this at a virtual meeting with John Strickland, an aviation sector specialist, on the second day of the Arab Travel Market's virtual edition (ATM-2021).

“Flydubai has approached its employees who opted to take unpaid vacation owing to COVID-19 to commence work in June 2021,” Ghaith revealed.

He noted that now the airline has established a timeline for restoring personnel to service and that 97% of employees who were allowed to take unpaid leave or being dismissed during the severity of the COVID-19 problem selected the former.

“This demonstrates their dedication to the organization, and the choice to rehire them demonstrates our commitment to retaining our employees,” Al Ghaith continued.

He additionally highlighted the importance of collaboration between Flydubai and other organizations in alleviating the financial repercussions of the pandemic on personnel, like bank facilities and many others.

He went on to say, "The airline industry in the UAE has dealt with the repercussions enforced by the pandemic, where the government implemented successful procedures and measures to battle COVID-19 ever since the outbreak's beginning."

Furthermore, immunization rates in the UAE are one of the highest in the world. Initially, the requirement was centered on cargo, thus Flydubai assigned new generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft to perform full cargo trips to guarantee the seamless circulation of products, he noted.

He noted that repatriation flights were flown all over the world and from a variety of markets, allowing the airline to restart private flights. Later this year, Flydubai started flying its Boeing 737MAX aircraft after receiving authorization from the UAE's airline authorities.

Al Ghaith further stated that Flydubai experienced capital inflows with the restoration of business and normal flights, and there was an assurance from the owners to assist it during the epidemic, but the airline was capable of handling the flow of money internally with the restoration of activities.

He noted that the airline operated many seasonal flights to summer tourism areas and is seeking forward to many more potential prospects in the aviation sector.