Saudi low-cost carrier flynas has announced a new operations base at Abha International Airport in cooperation with Cluster2 Airports and the Aseer Development Authority. It joins the airline’s bases in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Madinah, making flynas the first Saudi airline to operate from five bases across the Kingdom.
From March 29, flynas will launch the first phase of direct services from Abha to 11 domestic and international destinations. Six are international: Dubai, Cairo, Istanbul and Addis Ababa as year-round destinations, plus Kuwait and Trabzon as seasonal destinations, according to a release on the airline’s website.
These will complement the five existing domestic destinations served from Abha: Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah, Madinah and Tabuk. The number of domestic and international destinations connected to Abha will gradually double.
flynas CEO and Managing Director Bander Al-Mohanna said the new Abha base represents a strategic step towards an integrated Saudi operating network covering the Kingdom’s different regions.
He said becoming the first Saudi carrier to operate from five main bases reflects the airline’s commitment to strengthening connectivity and stimulating economic and tourism growth in promising regions, particularly Aseer.
Al-Mohanna described the expansion as a long-term investment in Saudi aviation and tourism and direct support for Aseer’s transformation into a year-round global tourism destination, aligned with Saudi Vision 2030 and the National Civil Aviation Strategy.
flynas is the first airline listed on Saudi Arabia’s main stock market, Tadawul. It operates 156 routes to more than 80 domestic and international destinations in 38 countries, with over 2,000 weekly flights. It has carried more than 80 million passengers since launching in 2007 and aims to reach 165 destinations under its growth plans, in line with Saudi Vision 2030.
Flights can be booked through www.flynas.com, the flynas mobile app, the daily contact centre on 920001234 or travel agents.
To read the flynas announcement, click here.
