Riyadh Air

Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier said flights to Islamabad will begin on August 14, followed by Lahore on August 18 and Manila on September 9

Created with Mastercard and issued through leading Saudi banks, RX Pay is Riyadh Air’s own card – a new way to pay, earn, and travel, designed entirely around its guests

The airline said it would exercise options for 28 Boeing 787 Dreamliners from an order placed in 2023 and convert 20 of those options into the larger 787-10 variant

The Dubai-Riyadh route represents one of the most strategically important aviation corridors in the Gulf region

The airline said the Riyadh-London route will transition fully to its new Boeing 787-9 fleet from July 1, replacing interim operations that had been conducted using a technical spare aircraft named ‘Jamila’

Tickets for the Saudi start-up’s Riyadh–London route are already bookable through third-party platforms, despite no formal sales announcement

As part of the collaboration, Riyadh Air aims to introduce airline-branded digital credit and prepaid cards aimed at the next generation of travellers

Cargo operations have already begun on the Riyadh to London Heathrow route as part of the airline’s internal operational readiness programme

Muhammad Ovais Yousuf has spoken to Gulf Business in an interview just a day after Riyadh Air announced its inaugural test flight to London

Tickets for the route will initially be available only to select passenger groups and Riyadh Air employees as the airline tests systems, crews and service procedures