Summary flydubai has started flying to Basel. While the new route ranks first to Europe by distance, it is second by maximum block time. When close partner Emirates is included, the pair have up to five daily Switzerland services.
On August 2, flydubai began what is for now its longest European route. It is from Dubai – where else? – to Basel. The airport is officially called EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg – what a mouthful – due to its highly unusual geographic position.
The Swiss and the French run it, and it is one of the few airports run by two countries. Strangely, the new route’s celebration did not take place for five days after the first flight, hence only appearing in passing in my jam-packed weekly new routes article . Hello, Dubai to Basel! At 2,619 nautical miles (4,851 km) each way, the new route about passes the distance threshold I use to denote long-haul.
But do not fret: the operating 174-seat Boeing 737 MAX 8 is equipped with 10 lie-flat beds. That provides a reminder, if needed, that the airline is not a low-cost carrier. The new route, operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, is currently scheduled as follows, with all times local.
Notice the 7h 10m maximum block or scheduled time to Europe. Dubai to Basel : FZ1425, 07:25-12:35 (7h 10m) Basel to Dubai : FZ1426, 13:35-22:05 (6h 30m) Want tickets? Get them here! It is flydubai's first time in Switzerland. It joins Emirates' double daily flights to Zurich (A380 and 777-300ER) and .