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Travelers at Beijing Daxing International Airport. China Southern Airlines (CZ) is making its debut in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia and China strengthen ties with extra flights

Saudi Arabia is strengthening its ties with China with the launch of new passenger and cargo flights between the two countries. Beginning on April 16, China Southern Airlines (CZ) will operate four commercial passenger flights and three cargo flights connecting Beijing Daxing and Riyadh, according to a report on the Saudi Press Agency website. This […]

Saudi Arabia's Red Sea International Airport will be the gateway to an area with 50 resorts

Red Sea airport prepares for first international visitors

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Airport will record its first international visitors this month when a flight from Dubai arrives on April 18. Red Sea Global, the developer behind regenerative tourism destinations The Red Sea and Amaala, said the flight, operated by Flydubai, marks the start of a new twice-weekly route.  Regular domestic flights operated […]

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Saudi PIF ‘interested’ in buying stake in UK Selfridges

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is looking to buy a stake in British luxury department store Selfridges after the collapse of one of its owners, as it seeks ways to improve funding flows to Saudi giga-projects.  Austrian company Signa faces insolvency, opening up its 50 percent share in Selfridges to acquisition. The other owner […]

Saudia operates flights to more than 100 destinations across four continents through its fleet of 142 aircraft

Saudi sovereign fund in talks to buy national airline

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is in discussions to acquire the kingdom’s national airline, reports released on Monday indicate. The $940 billion sovereign fund is looking to add Saudia, formerly known as Saudi Arabian Airlines, to its portfolio and a deal could be completed as soon as next year, according to a report by Bloomberg, […]

Saudi Arabia's stopover visa for Indian citizens is valid for three months and is free of cost

Saudi Arabia starts issuing free stopover visa to Indians

Saudi Arabia has started offering a 96-hour free visa to Indian citizens to help reach its newly set target of 150 million tourists by 2030. The stopover programme provides a four-day free visa to individuals traveling through Saudia or Flynas airlines. Additionally, travellers holding a US, UK or Schengen visa are eligible for an e-visa […]

Saudi transported over 16.7 million passengers through its international flight network, rising 36% year on year

Saudia’s passenger traffic rises 21% to 30m in 2023 

State-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) carried more than 30 million passengers in 2023, a 21 percent year-on-year increase on higher seat capacity and flight frequency. The national flag carrier operated 176,300 flights, a four percent rise year on year.  Transit flights witnessed a growth of 77 percent in 2023 compared to 2019, the airline said in a […]