flynas opens fifth Saudi hub with new operations base in Abha

Saudi Arabia’s low-cost airline flynas has announced the establishment of a new operations base at Abha International Airport, marking a significant expansion of its domestic network and making it the first Saudi airline to operate from five hubs across the Kingdom.

The new base has been launched in cooperation with Cluster2, the airports operator, and the Aseer Development Authority. It adds to flynas’ existing operations bases in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Madinah.

Airline expands network with fifth operations base

From March 29, flynas will begin the first phase of services from Abha, offering direct flights to 11 domestic and international destinations. The international network will include six permanent routes to Dubai, Cairo, Istanbul and Addis Ababa, alongside seasonal services to Kuwait and Trabzon. These will complement the airline’s existing domestic connections from Abha to Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah, Madinah and Tabuk.

The airline said it plans to gradually double the number of destinations served from the new hub as operations scale up.

Bander Almohanna, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of flynas, said: “The launch of our new operations base in Abha represents a strategic investment designed to build an integrated national operating network.

“Beyond operational growth, the hub aims to stimulate economic and tourism development in the Aseer Region, supporting the goal of transforming it into a year-round global tourist destination. This initiative directly aligns with the National Civil Aviation Strategy and the overarching objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.”

flynas, which is listed on the Saudi Exchange, currently operates 156 routes to more than 80 domestic and international destinations across 38 countries, with over 2,000 weekly flights. Since launching operations in 2007, the airline has carried more than 80 million passengers.

As part of its longer-term growth and expansion plan, flynas aims to reach 165 domestic and international destinations, in line with the Kingdom’s aviation and tourism ambitions under Vision 2030.