Saudi Arabian Airlines will operate two new flights to Toronto and Los Angeles, Arab News has reported. The airline currently operates flights to Washington, DC, and New York.
Prince Fahd bin Abdullah, president of the General Authority of Civil Aviation and chairman of Saudia’s board of directors, has approved the plan.
“We’ll operate flights to the Canadian city in the third quarter of 2013 and Los Angeles in the second quarter of 2014,” said Khaled Al-Molhem, director general of the airline. He said Saudia would receive four of its 20 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on order by the end of 2013. “We’ll use this aircraft for our Los Angeles flights,” he added.
From April 2013, Saudia will operate 14 flights weekly to Washington and New York, using larger aircraft. Al-Molhem disclosed plans to operate 11 flights weekly to Paris (seven from Jeddah and four from Riyadh) using B777-200 aircraft, and 14 flights to Geneva (seven each from Jeddah and Riyadh) in the summer.