NEW DELHI: Days after Riyadh Air launched daily flights to Mumbai, Saudi Arabia’s low-cost airline Flyadeal announced it would operate the same route from October, amid increasing demand for connections between the Kingdom and India’s financial hub. Flyadeal will operate five weekly flights between Riyadh and Mumbai on A320neo aircraft starting Oct. 3. The route expansion follows the inauguration of the airline’s service to Hyderabad, which started last month.

NEW DELHI: India’s tourism players are expecting a boost in premium and business travel from Saudi Arabia, following the launch of Riyadh Air’s daily flights to Mumbai. Riyadh Air…

flyadeal launches five weekly Riyadh–Mumbai flights from October 3, adding 7,400 seats monthly and boosting Saudia Group’s low-cost India network.