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29 March 2024

RAK Airways launches flights to Saudi capital Riyadh

Sheikh Salem Bin Sultan Al Qasimi

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By Staff

UAE’s RAK Airways, which has been continuously expanding its network, on Monday announced that it will start flying to Saudi capital Riyad from September 25.

The airline began its 2013 destination launches with entry into Islamabad and its first entry into Levant with the launch of Amman.

On 10/10/10, RAK Airways made its first entry into the kingdom of Saudi Arabia by starting 4 weekly flights to Jeddah. With steady demand in passenger numbers for RAK-Jeddah-RAK and from the airline’s network, RAK Airways increased its frequency from 4 weekly flights to daily, in the last quarter of 2012.

Speaking of the launch of the 12th destination of the airline, Sheikh Salem Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairman of Department of Civil Aviation and Vice-Chairman of RAK Airways, said: “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a major contributor of tourism to the United Arab Emirates and it is with great joy that we fly into the capital Riyadh from Ras Al Khaimah.”

RAK Airways will operate three flights a week to the Saudi capital at 7:30 am, UAE local time.

The weekly flights are scheduled for Monday, Wednesday and Friday till October 28, 2013. For the Winter Schedule i.e. from October 29, 2013, RAK Airways will increase its frequency to four flights a week.

The scheduled operation for winter will be on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday and the flight from Ras Al Khaimah International Airport will be at 8:30 am, UAE local time.