Flydubai has said it will open a new route to the Iraq's third largest city, Erbil, on July 16. Flights to the capital of the Kurdish region of Northern Iraq will operate twice a week on Fridays and Mondays. On Fridays, flights are scheduled to leave Dubai at 1830hrs, arriving in Erbil after a flight of three hours at 2030hrs local time and will depart from Erbil at 2115hrs, landing in Dubai at 0055hrs local time. On Mondays, flights will leave Dubai at 1130hrs arriving in Erbil at 1330hrs local time and the return flight, will be at 1415hrs landing in Dubai at 1800hrs local time.