King Abdulaziz International Airport - Jeddah

The Gulf region restores its standing as a global air connector.

Saudi Arabia’s aviation regulator is overseeing massive industry growth.

Three new European routes are set to be opened by Flynas from Jeddah, while seven services are being launched from its new Madinah base.

Flights will commence to cities in Kenya, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Indonesia.

Bahrain, Dammam and Jeddah will receive new routes from India over the coming weeks.

The initial phase of the codeshare partnership covers nearly 300 routes from Chicago O’Hare, Dubai, Houston and San Francisco.

The planned additions come after the Saudi carrier grew seat capacity by 46% in 2022.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in January, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

Chiang Mai will receive a new connection to Singapore, marking the airline’s return to the sector after a 10-year hiatus.

The route is one of four being launched by flynas under Saudi Arabia’s Air Connectivity Program.

The Hungarian carrier will open 12 new routes from the southern European country.

The airline is currently the second largest provider of low-cost flights from the airport behind Ryanair.

The Hungarian ULCC plans to significantly expand its presence in the country from December.

The Saudi LCC will launch routes to destinations in Algeria, France, Kazakhstan and Morocco.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in August, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

The airline said strong economic ties between the UAE and Israel will drive demand.

The oneworld alliance member plans to suspend some routes to destinations not involved in the tournament.

The routes are being made possible thanks to a new incentive scheme launched by Saudi Arabia’s government.

The airline is growing its Saudi Arabia offering to 13 flights per day and launching a shuttle service for fans attending the forthcoming FIFA World Cup.

Con Korfiatis believes the market is still “very immature” from a low-cost perspective.

The LCC is also resuming and commencing a slew of domestic routes.

Domestic flights dominated the list of busiest routes in the world during 2021, led by a leisure service in South Korea.

We reveal the top 20 air routes by region for October 2021.

The service increases to Russia and Saudi Arabia follow additions made to the airline’s South Africa network.

Virgin Australia’s new seasonal flights to Launceston, Wizz Air adding connections from Hungary and Romania and Saudia returning to Manchester are among the latest new route announcements and services resuming.