AlUla International Airport receives the first Flynas flights from Riyadh

flynas, the Saudi air carrier, launched its first flight to the historic city of Al-Ula, with a direct flight from Riyadh, on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, via its type-of-planes. A320 neo, the newest in its class, which recently joined the flynas fleet; Which bears the slogan “The Year of Arabic Calligraphy” within flynas partnership for the initiative of the Ministry of Culture in this regard. Upon its arrival at Prince Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Airport in Al-Ula, the plane was received by a delegation representing the Royal Commission in Al-Ula and a number of company employees.

Commenting on the inauguration of the first flight to the city of AlUla, flynas CEO Bandar Al-Muhanna expressed his thanks to the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority and the Royal Commission for AlUla for their efforts and cooperation with flynas to achieve a common goal of enhancing the presence of the historic city of AlUla on the map of domestic and international tourism. He also stressed “flynas’s keenness to provide the best service for travelers wishing to visit this unique historical city, as part of the company’s general strategy aimed at improving the travel experience in the Kingdom, whether in terms of services or prices, and in a way that contributes to transforming the Kingdom into a global tourist destination in line with the Kingdom’s vision.” 2030”.

In turn, Philip Jones, Head of Marketing and Destination Management at the Royal Commission in AlUla, said, “We welcome flynas to the city of AlUla, and we look forward to flynas operating additional domestic flights from other cities in the Kingdom. In fact, the city of AlUla is a distinguished destination in the world and we urge the residents of the Kingdom to experience and live their culture and cultural and historical heritage through this unique destination.”

He added, "With the decision to rename Al-Ula International Airport to Prince Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Airport in Al-Ula and its joining the list of international airports in the Kingdom, we are preparing to open up to international tourism, thus consolidating Al-Ula's position as a global destination." Listed UNESCO Of the world heritage, but with a touch of modern tourism and keep pace with the future. We are also working to link the culture of the past with the capabilities of the future in order to present a high-end tourist destination to the world.”

 Al-Ula is the latest addition to the internal network of flynas, which will operate two flights per week (Wednesday and Saturday) between Riyadh and Al-Ula.