Flynas to launch direct flights from two Saudi cities to Mumbai

Saudi carrier flynas has announced the launch of direct weekly flights from Riyadh and Dammam to Mumbai, starting October 20, 2022.

The airline will operate daily flights departing from King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh to Mumbai. In addition, four direct weekly flights from King Fahad International airport in Dammam will be departing for Mumbai on Saturdays, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, starting October 31. Passengers can now book their tickets, the carrier has said in a statement.

In addition, flynas announced the resumption of direct flights between Jeddah and Karachi starting October 30 with three weekly flights, as well as resumed direct flights from Riyadh and Jeddah to the Egyptian city of Sohag by three weekly flights starting from October 30.

Read: Saudi carrier flynas to resume direct flights to Sohag from Riyadh, Jeddah

Flynas commenced direct flights between Jeddah and the Uzbek capital Tashkent this month.

Read: Saudi carrier flynas to launch direct flights between Jeddah and Tashkent

Flynas scaled its fleet to 38 aircraft in June 2022 compared to 25 aircraft in January 2021, an increase of 52 per cent. The number of passengers on its flights also increased to about four million during the first half of 2022, up nearly 120 per cent from about 1.8 million in the same period last year.

In July, flynas announced the launch of first direct flights between AlUla and the Egyptian capital, Cairo, due to commence in October this year.

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The Saudi carrier connects more than 70 domestic and international destinations and, since its establishment in 2007, has transported more than 60 million passengers.