Saudia (SV, Jeddah International) will resume scheduled flights to Nejran on May 18, ch-aviation schedule analysis has revealed.
The Saudi national carrier suspended its services to the Kingdom's southwestern city, located near the border with Yemen, in 2015 when the settlement came under repeated mortar attacks from Houthi rebels in Yemen.
flydubai (FZ, Dubai International) also suspended its flights from Dubai International at the same time and has yet to return to Nejran, an airport that only opened for the first time in 2011.
Saudi Arabia is embroiled in the ongoing conflict in Yemen against the rebels, who are widely seen as a proxy for Iran. However, with the conflict geographically more distant, Najran's airport reopened on May 6 after a four-year closure, according to the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation.
Flights will operate daily from both Jeddah International and Riyadh starting May 18 using A320 and A321 aircraft.
