Air Cairo has announced the start of its new direct route between Alexandria International Airport and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, with two flights a week on Thursdays and Saturdays, as part of its expansion plan to support travel between Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
The first flight on the new route departed from Alexandria Airport to the Saudi capital Riyadh with around 180 passengers on board, a positive indicator reflecting growing demand for travel between the two sides.
For his part, Hussein Sherif, Chairman of Air Cairo, stressed that the launch of the route is part of the airline's strategy to expand its regional and international network and provide more direct travel options for its customers, especially from Alexandria, the North Coast and the Delta governorates to various Saudi cities.
Sherif added that the airline expects traffic on the new route to grow in the coming period, paving the way for a gradual increase in flights leading to daily operations depending on demand and turnout, noting that the route is an important addition to Air Cairo's network in the Saudi market, one of the airline's most important strategic markets.
He explained that Air Cairo continues to implement its expansion plans to strengthen air connectivity between Egypt and the main markets in the region and meet travelers' needs, helping to support tourism and business and serve Egyptian communities abroad, while committing to providing outstanding operational services to the highest safety and quality standards, strengthening its position as one of Egypt's leading and fastest-growing airlines in regional and international markets, according to Air Cairo's official LinkedIn account.
