Saudi Arabia-based low-cost airline flynas recently announced the launch of three weekly direct flights between Prince Muhammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah and Sphinx International Airport in Cairo, increasing the frequency of its flights to the Egyptian capital, in line with its growth and expansion plan and the national goals in the aviation sector.
As of December 11, flynas will operate three weekly flights (Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday) on the new route, further expanding its flight network served from its newest operations base at Madinah airport.
flynas expansion plans
The Cairo expansion falls in line with flynas’ expansion strategy, launched under the title ‘We Connect the World to the Kingdom’, in parallel with the objectives of the National Civil Aviation Strategy.
Under the strategy, flynas seeks to connect Saudi Arabia with 250 international destinations, accommodate 330 million passengers, and host 150 million tourists annually by 2030. The airline also seeks to help achieve the objective of the Pilgrims Experience Program, which aims to facilitate access to the Two Holy Mosques.
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Airline operates 120 weekly direct flights to Egypt
flynas connects Egypt to Saudi Arabia with more than 120 weekly direct flights from five Saudi cities, namely Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Madinah, and Al-Ula. In addition, the airline lands in Cairo, Sohag, Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada, and El Alamein in Egypt.
The Egyptian capital of Cairo is connected to the Kingdom with flynas’ direct flights to Cairo International Airport and Sphinx International Airport, which is now served with direct flights from Riyadh, Jeddah, and soon from Madinah.
flynas connects more than 70 domestic and international destinations with more than 1,500 weekly flights. The airline has also flown more than 80 million passengers since its launch in 2007, aiming to reach 165 domestic and international destinations, which falls in line with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.
