flydubai (FZ, Dubai International) is planning to debut commercial B737-8 operations in October of this year, ch-aviation has been informed.

At present, the type is provisionally set to make its maiden appearance on flights to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Thailand, on October 3. It will also run selected services to Prague Václav Havel and Bucharest Henri Coanda later on in the month as well as some training sectors throughout the Gulf.

Of the seventy-five B737 MAX it has on order from Boeing (BOE, Washington National), flydubai has thus far taken delivery of two, both of which are currently at Amman Queen Alia for completion work.