RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s low-cost airline Flynas is to launch 14 directflights from the Kingdom’s airports to major cities in Pakistan, beginningon Thursday.
Announcing its expansion program, the airline said the launch is part ofits ongoing program to extend its reach to Asia and open new strategicinternational routes, the ArabNews reported.
Flynas will launch flights from Dammam, Riyadh, and Jeddah to both Lahoreand Islamabad and will commence on Thursday with flights from Riyadh toLahore. Riyadh-to-Islamabad flights will follow on Friday, along withflights from Dammam to Lahore, while flights from Jeddah to Lahore will belaunched on Saturday.
These flights will utilise the A320 fleet and new B767 aircraft. Bookingscan be made through flynas’ smartphone application, travel agents, and theflynas website.
The new routes will serve business travelers as well as ferry Hajj andUmrah visitors. They will also connect passengers to many cities within theKingdom with flynas’ network, which includes 17 domestic destinations.
More than 2.7 million Pakistanis reside in Saudi Arabia.