flyadeal Launches Flights to Sharm El-Sheikh & Four Other Global Desti
Saudi Arabia's low-cost airline flyadeal has announced a lineup of six seasonal destinations for summer 2025, offering direct flights from Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam to a range of regional leisure hotspots.
Returning favourites include Turkey's Trabzon, Azerbaijan's Baku, Georgia's Tbilisi, Egypt's Sharm El Sheikh, and Bosnia and Herzegovina's Sarajevo, while Oman's Salalah is being introduced for the first time. The expansion brings flyadeal's international summer network to 13 destinations.
Flights will run for a ten-week window starting June 19, coinciding with school holidays and peak travel demand. The airline will deploy its all-Airbus A320 fleet across these routes, catering to both short breaks and extended stays.
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