Flydubai puts India flights on hold

Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of flydubai said in a statement today, "“flydubai had planned to begin operations to India with flights to Lucknow on July 13, Coimbatore on July 14 and Chandigarh on July 23, however, due to operational issues, we have had to delay these flights.
 
“We understand that this is very inconvenient for the passengers who have booked flights with us to India and we apologise for the disruption and disappointment caused.
 
“All passengers who have booked flights to India will be contacted within the next few days and will be given a full refund, plus a voucher for a free return flight to India or anywhere on the flydubai network, which will be valid for travel until the end of November 2009.
 
“India remains an important market for us and we will make an announcement in the very near future on when our flights to the region will begin.”
 

The low cost carrier has just sign a lease deal with GECAS for more Boeing 737s for the India routing. However, there have been concerns over a potential delivery day for the aircraft.