Arab News, Tuesday, Dec 21, 2021 | Jumada Al-Uola 16, 1443
Saudia adds 2nd daily flight from Riyadh to London
Saudi Arabia:
Saudia has added a second daily flight between Riyadh and London, increasing its
total weekly flights between the two cities to 28 and increasing capacity to
just over 8,100 seats a week.
The move comes as part of the airline’s strategy
to extend its full support to the Kingdom’s efforts to accelerate the growth of
its tourism sector and meet the traveling needs of its customers flying to and
from the country by expanding the seat capacity on routes to more popular
destinations.
To mark the launch of the second daily flight to
London, Saudia held a ceremony at its Al-Fursan Lounge in King Khalid
International Airport in the presence of the UK’s deputy ambassador to the
Kingdom, Anna Walters, and Saudia’s general manager of communications and media
affairs, Abdullah Al-Shahrani.
Saudia operates 48 flights a week between Saudi
Arabia and the UK, with more than 13,900 seats.
In addition to the 28 flights on the Riyadh–London
route, the airline operates 14 flights between Jeddah and London every week with
more than 4,000 seats, and six flights between Jeddah and Manchester with a
capacity of 1,700 seats.