Saudia ramps up flights to Europe and Asia

Saudia has announced a significant increase in its services to destinations in Asia and Europe.

By the middle of this year, it will be operating 56 additional weekly services to 14 destinations.

“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,” said Saudia CEO Captain Ibrahim Koshy.

The following is a summary of these additional services:

Bangkok
From March 26, Saudia introduced three additional flights to Bangkok from Jeddah. As a result, it is serving Bangkok with a total of 10 flights a week with daily services from Jeddah and thrice-weekly flights from Riyadh.

Seoul
From March 26, it introduced nonstop flights to Seoul from both Jeddah and Riyadh. It therefore connects Seoul with four flights a week, including two nonstop flights each week from Jeddah and two nonstop flights a week from Riyadh.

Guangzhou
From March 26, it began serving Guangzhou from Jeddah thrice a week. The airline will also introduce two new weekly flights from Riyadh.

Kuala Lumpur
From March 26, Saudia added three services a week between Riyadh and Kuala Lumpur. The extra services boosted 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 March 27, Saudia began a nonstop service to Singapore from Jeddah, operated thrice a week. The new nonstop flights replaced the previous flight to Singapore with a stopover in Male.

Athens
From March 28, Saudia started operating thrice-weekly flights from Jeddah to Athens. It will also introduce three new weekly flights from Riyadh to Athens from June 23.

Jakarta
From March 28, Saudia added three services a week between Riyadh and Jakarta. It will also increase services between Jeddah and Jakarta by adding three additional flights each week. These new services will boost Saudia’s presence at Jakarta to 24 flights per week, with 21 flights operated from Jeddah and three flights from Riyadh each week.

London
From May 1, Saudia will be adding a third daily flight from Riyadh to London. From July 1, it will increase flights between Jeddah and London to a twice-daily service. It will therefore raise Saudia’s presence at London to 35 flights per week, with 14 flights from Jeddah and 21 flights from Riyadh each week.

Istanbul
From June 23, Saudia will be adding a second-daily flight between Riyadh and Istanbul. The extra service will increase the airline’s presence at Istanbul to 35 flights per week, with 21 flights from Jeddah and 14 flights from Riyadh each week.

Milan
From June 23, it will be serving Milan on daily basis. The carrier will introduce three new weekly flights from Riyadh, in addition to the current four flights it operates each week from Jeddah.

Geneva
From June 24, the airline will be serving Geneva with a double-daily service. There will be daily flights from both Jeddah and Riyadh to Geneva.

Barcelona
From June 25, Saudia will introduce four flights each week to Barcelona from Jeddah.

Vienna
From June 23, the Saudi carrier will serve Vienna with a daily service. It will introduce three new weekly flights from Riyadh, in addition to the four flights per week that it already operates from Jeddah.

Paris
From August 1, Saudia will increase the current daily flight schedule between Jeddah and Paris to a double-daily service. The additional service will boost the airline’s presence at Paris to 21 flights per week, including 14 flights from Jeddah and seven flights from Riyadh each week.

This article originally appeared on Business Traveller Middle East