Air France has announced that it will begin flights from Paris, France, to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in May, returning to the route after not operating it in more than six years. Returning to Riyadh On March 12, Air France announced that it will begin flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (RUH) on May 19, offering thrice-weekly itineraries to its passengers looking to fly to Saudi Arabia. From June 2, Air France will increase the number of itineraries on the route to five, operating the flights with an Airbus A350-900 equipped with 34 business and 266 economy class seats, or 324 in total.
Air France pointed out that once it inaugurates its new route, all Air France-KLM group airlines, including KLM and Transavia, the group’s low-cost subsidiary, will offer services to Saudi Arabia. While Air France will only offer flights on a singular route, KLM has been flying between Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) and Riyadh and Dammam King Fahd International Airport (DMM). Transavia offers flights from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) and Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED).
Riyadh Air has obtained slots at King Khalid International Airport and King Abdulaziz International Airport, two major Saudi Arabian airports. Returning to a route abandoned in 2019 Data from the aviation analytics company Cirium’s Diio Mi airline planning tool showed that Air France, which had served flights from Pa.
