KHALEEJ TIMES, Tuesday, May 24, 2022 | Shawwal 23, 1443
UAE flights: Saudi announces weekly flights to Dubai from Neom megacity
Emirates, Saudi Arabia:
Saudi Arabia’s main airline will next month start operating weekly
international flights from the kingdom’s planned futuristic megacity known as
Neom, with Dubai as the first destination, state media reported Monday.
The weekly Neom-Dubai flights operated by flag carrier Saudia will begin “by the
end of June 2022, with plans to expand to London soon thereafter”, the official
Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said.
The $500 billion Red Sea project is part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s
Vision 2030 plan to diversify Saudi Arabia’s oil-dependent economy.
The $500 billion Red Sea project is part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s
Vision 2030 plan to diversify Saudi Arabia’s oil-dependent economy.
As they try to bring Neom online, Saudi officials are also aiming for a dramatic
expansion of the aviation sector that would turn the kingdom into a global
travel hub.
Goals include more than tripling annual traffic to 330 million passengers by the
end of the decade and drawing $100 billion in investments to the sector by 2030.
The Saudis also aim to establish a new national carrier, construct a new “mega
airport” in Riyadh and move up to five million tonnes of cargo each year.