SAUDIA announced that it will significantly increase the number of flights to major global destinations.

This comes as part of its objectives to bring the world to the Kingdom and strengthen the airlines’ international presence.

The expansion offers convenient connections and more flexibilities for SAUDIA’s guests.

From 1 May, SAUDIA will be adding a third daily flight from Riyadh to London.

From 1 July, SAUDIA will increase flights between Jeddah and London to double-daily.

The extra services will boost SAUDIA’s presence at London to 35 flights per week.

There will be 14 flights a week from Jeddah to London and 21 flights from Riyadh to Lodon.

SAUDIA CEO, Captain Ibrahim Koshy said,

We are pleased to offer our guests more flights to Europe’s most important cities.

The increase in frequency also means greater connectivity to our growing network and the opportunity to welcome more visitors to the Kingdom.

Bangkok

From 26 March, SAUDIA will be introducing three additional flights to Bangkok from Jeddah.

As a result, SAUDIA will be serving Bangkok a total of ten flights a week with daily services from Jeddah and three flights per week from Riyadh.

Seoul

From 26 March, SAUDIA introduced non-stop flights to Seoul from both Jeddah and Riyadh.

As a result, SAUDIA will be connecting Seoul with 4 flights a week with 2 non-stop flights a week from Jeddah and two non-stop flights a week from Riyadh.

Guangzhou

From 26 March, SAUDIA began serving Guangzhou from Jeddah three times a week. The company will also introduce two new weekly flights from Riyadh.

Kuala Lumpur

From 26 March, SAUDIA added three services a week between Riyadh and Kuala Lumpur.

The extra services boost SAUDIA’s presence at Kuala Lumpur to 24 flights per week, with 21 flights from Jeddah and three flights from Riyadh each week.

Singapore

From 27 March, SAUDIA started serving Singapore non-stop from Jeddah three times a week.

The new non-stop flights replace the previous one stop flight via Male.

Athens

From 28 March, SAUDIA served Athens from Jeddah three times a week.

The airline will also introduce three new weekly flights from Riyadh to Athens starting 23 June.

Jakarta

From 28 March, SAUDIA added three services a week between Riyadh and Jakarta.

The airline also increased services between Jeddah and Jakarta by adding three more flights per week.

The extra services boost SAUDIA’s presence at Jakarta to 24 flights per week, with 21 flights from Jeddah and three flights from Riyadh each week.

Istanbul

From 23 June, SAUDIA will be adding second daily flights between Riyadh and Istanbul.

The extra services will boost SAUDIA’s presence at Istanbul to 35 flights per week, with 21 flights from Jeddah and 14 flights from Riyadh each week.

Milan

From 23 June, SAUDIA will be serving Milan on daily basis.

The airline will introduce three new weekly flights from Riyadh, in addition to the current four flights per week from Jeddah.

Geneva

From 24 June, SAUDIA will be serving Geneva double-daily. There will be daily flights from both Jeddah and Riyadh to Geneva.

Barcelona

From 25 June, SAUDIA will be introducing flights to Barcelona four times a week from Jeddah.

Vienna

From 23 June, SAUDIA will be serving Vienna on daily basis.

The company will introduce three new weekly flights from Riyadh, in addition to the current four flights per week from Jeddah.

Paris

From 1 August, SAUDIA will increase the current daily flights between Jeddah and Paris to double-daily.

The extra services will boost SAUDIA’s presence at Paris to 21 flights per week, with 14 flights from Jeddah and seven flights from Riyadh each week.

The airline says that, by mid-year, SAUDIA will be operating 56 weekly services internationally to and from 14 destinations, and that the uplift in capacity provides SAUDIA guests with even more access globally, as well as bolstering trade and business opportunities.

SAUDIA has 142 aircraft, including what it calls the latest and most advanced wide-bodied jets presently available: B787-9, B777-300ER, Airbus A320-200, Airbus A321, and Airbus A330-300.

Over the past year, SAUDIA’s initiatives have earned it recognition as a 5-Star Global Airline and a DIAMOND rating in the APEX Health Safety category.