Saudi Arabia targets 19% increase in direct flights from India

Saudi Arabia is targeting an increase of 19.3 percent in the number of direct flights from India to the Kingdom. The Kingdom aims to increase the number to 290 flights per week from the existing number of 243 per week.

“Last year, we welcomed one million Indian visitors who had the highest spend across all our source markets globally due to the visiting friends and relatives (VFR) segment,” said Alhasan Aldabbagh, President of APAC Markets in the Saudi Tourism Authority.

He also said that the Kingdom is aiming to double the number of visits to two million in 2023.

“We have already welcomed 400,000 Indian travellers during the first quarter of this year, and by 2030, we aim to reach over 12 million Indian visitors,” he said.

Saudi Arabia is home to 2.6 million Indian citizens.