Tabuk to Welcome International Flights Following Upgrades

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) in Saudi Arabia has confirmed that it is currently studying applications from three airlines to launch international flights into Tabuk Regional Airport following its recent modernisation. A new terminal building and an upgraded runway were opened to traffic earlier today (April 18) at a cost of a reported SAR242 million ($64.5 million).

The facility handled around 680,000 passengers last year but operations have been limited to the domestic services of Saudi Arabian Airlines. The national carrier offers flights to Abha, Dammam, Gassim, Gurayat, Hail, Jeddah, Jouf, Medina, Riyadh, Taif, Turaif, Wedjh, but a GACA representative confirmed that flydubai, AlMasria Universal and Nile Air had all applied to introduce overseas flights from Dubai and Cairo.