Air Moldova (MLD, Chisinau International) has announced plans to launch a twice weekly A319-100 service from Moldova's capital Chisinau International to Dubai International starting November 23 according to SeeNews.

The new route is Air Moldova's first own service to the Middle East, complementing its network that is currently mainly focused on connecting Moldova to destinations in the European Union as well as Istanbul Atatürk and the Russian destinations of Krasnodar, Moscow Domodedovo and St. Petersburg.

Air Moldova also operates between Chisinau and Tel Aviv Ben Gurion twice weekly, but these services are operated on behalf of its partner, Tandem-Aero (Chisinau International).