UAE To Saudi Flights Increase More Than 13% To 383 Per Week

UAE To Saudi Flights Increase More Than 13% To 383 Per Week

Air travel between the UAE and Saudi Arabia is witnessing a noticeable surge amid increasing demand from those wishing to perform Umrah rituals during the holy month of Ramadan, reaching its peak during the last ten days of the holy month.

According to the General Civil Aviation Authority’s (GCAA) statistics, there was an increase in the number of flights between the UAE and Saudi Arabia by 13.3 per cent during March, which saw the beginning of Ramadan, to approximately 383 weekly flights, compared to around 338 weekly flights in February.

The authority explained that flydubai increased its flights to the Kingdom by 40 per cent from 93 weekly flights in February to 130 flights in March, covering destinations such as:

- Abha

- Jazan

- Neom

- AlUla

- Qaisumah

- Dammam

- Qassim

- Hail

- Hofuf

- Jeddah

- Riyadh

- Madinah

- Taif

- Yanbu

- Najran

- Tabuk

UAE-Saudi flights

The authority also noted that Etihad Airways increased its flights to the Kingdom by more than 22.2 per cent from 63 flights in February to 77 flights in March, covering destinations such as Dammam, Jeddah, and Riyadh.

According to the GCAA, Emirates flights to the Kingdom reached approximately 67 weekly flights in March, covering Dammam, Jeddah, Madinah, and Riyadh, while Wizz Air Abu Dhabi operated about 21