Flynas is gearing up to launch direct flights between Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
New destinations and routes will begin in September, extensively expanding its network in the UAE market to be the largest air carrier serving the four main UAE airports with flights from four Saudi cities.
The move is in line with the flynas growth and expansion plans and in alignment with the National Civil Aviation Strategy to enable national air carriers to contribute to connecting KSA with 250 international destinations and to accommodate 330m passengers and to host 150m tourists yearly by 2030.
Flynas to launch new UAE to Saudi flights
Operating flights currently to Dubai International Airport from Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, and Madinah, flynas will add three more UAE destinations, including:
- Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) in Dubai
- Shaikh Zayed International Airport (AUH) in Abu Dhabi
- Sharjah International Airport (SHJ).
On September 1, flynas will launch flights from King Khalid International Airport (RUH) in Riyadh to Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) in Dubai and from King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) in Jeddah to both of Shaikh Zayed International Airport (AUH) in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah International Airport (SHJ).
On the same day, another route will be launched from Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) in Madinah to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ). On the next day, September 2, another route will be operated from Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) in Madinah to Shaikh Zayed International Airport (AUH) in Abu Dhabi.
This massive expansion will make flynas the only KSA airline serving the major four airports in the UAE through increasing the frequency of flynas flights between the two countries to more than 20 daily flights.
Last July, flynas signed an agreement to purchase 160 new aircraft from Airbus, including 30 wide-body planes, to increase its aircraft purchase orders to 280 planes, making it one of the largest aircraft purchase orders in the region, in order to keep pace with the aviation sector growth in the Kingdom.
Flynas connects more than 70 domestic and international destinations with more than 1,500 weekly flights and has flown more than 80m passengers since its launch in 2007, with the aim to reach 165 domestic and international destinations, in line with the objectives of the Vision 2030.
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