Qatar expands with nine new weekly flights in Saudi Arabia

Qatar Airways has expanded its flights in the region by increasing the frequency of its flights to Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam from today.

On its Dammam route the carrier will add five extra flights per week upping its total to 12. The additional flights are early morning Dammam departures on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

The Riyadh route will gain two additional flights a week increasing the airline’s capacity to five weekly flights.

A further two flights are set to be introduced on its Jeddah services to provide a daily link.

The carrier’s chief executive Akbar Al Bakar said he was “delighted to see yet another capacity hike, which will facilitate closer ties between Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – an important key feeder market for our upcoming new service to Houston.”

All three destinations are served by Airbus A320 family aircraft in two-class configurations.