Flynas celebrates inauguration of the direct route from Jeddah to Sphinx International Airport in Cairo

 flynas, the Saudi air carrier and the leading low-cost airline in the Middle East, has celebrated Today inaugurating its direct route between Jeddah and the Sphinx International Airport in Cairo, with three weekly flights on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, starting from June 16, 2023,  expanding its destination network in Egypt to 5 airports, two of them are in the Egyptian capital, and providing more options for travellers from Umrah performers and visitors between the two brotherly countries.

Senior officials from flynas and Jeddah Airports Company attended the inauguration celebration, marking the maiden non-stop flight from King Abdulaziz International Airport to Sphinx International Airport, and a reception for the flight was also held in Cairo, which included a “Water Salute” for the plane upon landing and gifts distribution to passengers in the arrival hall, with the participation of representatives from flynas and Sphinx International Airport.

As the first Saudi carrier to operate non-stop flights to the second international airport in Cairo, flynas will add another direct route to the airport from Riyadh in July as part of the expansion plan launched early last year under the title “We Connect the World to the Kingdom,” in line with the National Civil Aviation Strategy to reach 330 million passengers and 100 million tourists, and to increase the number of international destinations connected to the Kingdom to more than 250 destinations by 2030.