Saudi Arabian Airlines Launches Flights Between Jeddah and Barcelona, Spain

(05 July 2022, 10:45 +07)  Saudi Arabian Airlines has launched direct flights between Jeddah and Barcelona, Spain.

The service has been launched in partnership with The Air Connectivity Program, an initiative created to support the development of the Saudi tourism sector in alignment with the Kingdom’s objectives of Vision 2030.

Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 787

In collaboration with the program, newly established flight routes between the Kingdom and Zurich have already been established, with two additional routes expected to be announced at a later date.

Sultan Otaify, VP Strategy and Communication of The Air Connectivity Program, said, “This exciting partnership with Saudia enables the Kingdom's air connectivity and capacity, providing better air travel access to tourists and support the Kingdom in realizing its ambitious tourism objectives.”

After seasonal operations, the route will become a scheduled twice weekly flight from 30 August 2022.

Flight SV0229 is scheduled to take off from Jeddah every Tuesday and Saturday at 10:20, arriving in Barcelona at 14:50.

The return leg, flight SV0228, is timed to leave Barcelona at 16:10, landing in Jeddah at 22:35.

Essam Akhonbay, Saudia’s VP Marketing & Product Management, said, “This collaboration benefits Saudia’s strategic objective of bringing the world to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The direct scheduled flights to and from Barcelona all year round will increase the tourism and business traffic between the two destinations.”

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