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Aug 23, 2024 (newstodate): flydubai put its launch of flights in 2024 to the three Baltic markets on hold - but the plans are still alive..
   Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates, is currently on a visit to Vilnius, Lithuania, to hold discussions with his Lithuanian counterpart.
   High on the agenda has been the issue of direct air connectivity between the two markets, and Lithuania's connection by air with the UAE is one of the priority flight destinations.  
   2025 is now expected to see the start of direct flights between Vilnius and Dubai, operated by the airline flydubai.
   If carried through, flydubai will introduce competition on connections between the Baltic markets and Dubai, where the Latvian carrier airBaltic launched flights from November 2, 2023, between Vilnius and Dubai as its second Baltic connection to Dubai after operating year-round flights from Riga to Dubai since September 27, 2021.