Saudia’s Flyadeal to launch EX-YU flights
The Saudia Group, which is made up of Saudi Arabian Airlines and budget carrier Flyadeal, has announced the launch of 25 new routes this summer, two of which are Sarajevo and Tivat. The pair will be operated by Saudia’s low cost unit Flyadeal from the Kingdom’s capital of Riyadh on a seasonal basis. Tickets are expected to go on sale shortly. The airline will compete against budget carrier Flynas from Riyadh to both Sarajevo and Tivat. Flynas will initially run three weekly flights between Riyadh and Sarajevo from April 16, increasing to four weekly between June 23 and August 31, before lowering to two weekly from September 2 until October 28. On the other hand, Flynas will inaugurate flights to Tivat on July 1, with a three weekly service to run until August 31. The route will replace Podgorica, which was launched last year but will not return this summer.
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Flyadeal was launched in 2017, with the airline now operating a fleet of 26 Airbus A320s. It recently announced an agreement with Airbus for a firm order of thirty brand new A320neos and a further twenty narrow-body options. All markets in the former Yugoslavia have seen growing demand for flights to Saudi Arabia in the past year, as the Kingdom relaxes its visa entry requirements and opens up to tourism. The Saudi market, which counts over thirty million people, is also seeking new travel opportunities, with the Balkans proving popular with holidaymakers. Bosnia and Herzegovina has already capitalised on these trends, with Montenegro increasingly turning to the Gulf, as the country looks to diversify its source summer markets.
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Apart from flights from Riyadh, Sarajevo Airport will also boast services from Jeddah operated by Flynas twice per week, from June 23 until September 29. Further afield in the Gulf, Oman’s Salam Air will run two weekly rotations from Muscat to Sarajevo from July 2 until September 8. Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways will restore seasonal operations from April 20. Services will initially be maintained twice per week, before increasing to four weekly from June 18 until September 9, after which they will return to two weekly. In addition, Flydubai will operate three weekly services from its hub to Sarajevo until mid-June, after which double daily operations will run until mid-September. Flights will be reduced to four weekly thereafter. Qatar Airways will restore seasonal operations from Doha on June 2, with four weekly flights maintained until September 10. Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will continue to fly to Bosnia and Herzegovina's capital daily. Unlike previous years, budget carrier Air Arabia has not scheduled any flights to Sarajevo this summer, neither from its hubs in Sharjah nor Abu Dhabi. On the other hand, in addition to flights to Riyadh, Tivat will be connected to Dubai like previous years, with Flydubai maintaining operations between the two cities four times per week from June 24 until September 8.
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