Emirates will add a fourth daily flight to to Riyadh, KSA from 1 September 2018. The new service will take the total number of weekly Emirates flights serving Riyadh to 28.
Adil Al Ghaith, Senior VP, Commercial Operations, Gulf, Middle East & Iran said: “Emirates’ expanded schedule to Riyadh will offer more travel options and choice for business travellers and families alike who are looking to visit Dubai. There are strong passenger flows between Riyadh and Dubai so enhancing our services makes business sense, and further underscores Riyadh’s importance within our global network.
The fourth daily flight will be serviced by the Boeing 777-300ER in a three-class configuration. Emirates flight EK813 will depart Dubai, UAE at 3 pm arriving in Riyadh at 3.30 pm. The return flight, EK814 will depart Riyadh at 5.50 pm and will arrive in Dubai at 8.40 pm. The late afternoon departure complements the existing morning and evening flights, the airline said.
Dubai’s attractiveness as a destination for Saudi travellers continues to be strong and in 2017 more than 1.5 million Saudis visited the city, according to data published by the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism). As a commercial and business hub, Dubai has become a platform for businesses seeking exposure in emerging markets, and is also a springboard for investments coming into the region. KSA is the UAE’s largest trading partner in the region, with non-oil trade reaching an estimated AED88 billion in 2017, according to UAE Federal Customs Authority data.
All cabins on the Boeing 777-300ER flying to Riyadh are equipped with Emirates’ ice entertainment system with over 3,500 channels of content to choose from, including movies, television programmes, games, audio books and music from across the world, as well as over 330 Arabic channels.
As with all Emirates flights, passengers on the Riyadh service will enjoy the Emirates baggage allowance of up to 35 kg in Economy Class, 40 kg in Business Class and 50 kg in First Class.
Emirates has been serving KSA since 1989, and also operates flights to Jeddah, Dammam and Madinah. Emirates currently serves KSA with 84 flights a week, increasing to 91 per week from 1 September.