Well yes being pedantic Italy isn't in western Europe, but routes to Italy are the ones mentioned in the opening post, I was merely pointing out that when you said Dubai was about the distance of Florida (from where you are), in terms of the routes Dubai is well within the range of the 737 800. The Iberian peninsula and the British Isles are the only places Flydubai can't serve without having to block seats. Although anything further than the Balearics and Alicante might be a bit of a push in terms of Iberia
I wish Flydubai luck and I hope to see them expand lots more! The 737 800MAX could feasibly give airports like Aberdeen, East Midlands, Leeds Bradford, Bristol, Exeter and the like a chance for a middle east service, although I do expect to see one of the ME3 at BRS/LBA etc. Some time in the not too distant future