Flynas Launches Direct Flights between Riyadh and Entebbe
Flynas, Saudi Arabia’s joint stock low cost airline has launched direct flights between Riyadh and Entebbe. The inaugural flight landed at Entebbe International Airport at 0330 hours and departed at 0430 hours on Thursday, January 16, 2025.
An inauguration celebration was held at King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh, attended by representatives from flynas and Riyadh Airports Company.
In a statement released by flynas, the company said they were delighted to celebrate launching weekly direct flights between Riyadh and Entebbe in Uganda flying deeper into Africa in line with flynas’ growth and expansion plan and the national objectives in the aviation sector.
The flights will be operated on the new route between Riyadh and Entebbe as of January 15, 2025, further expanding the leading LCC reach in the African market, in line with flynas’ growth and expansion plan, launched under the title “We Connect the World to the Kingdom,” in parallel with the objectives of the National Civil Aviation Strategy to enable national air carriers to contribute to connecting KSA with 250 International destinations and to accommodate 330 million passengers and to host 150 million tourists yearly by 2030 and the objectives of the Pilgrims Experience Program (PEP) to facilitate access to the Two Holy Mosques.
Flynas’ inaugural flight to Entebbe was operated by Airbus 320 neo and was welcomed with a water cannon salute. Flynas will operate three weekly flights to Entebbe every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday.
