Air India Express launches new flight connecting Thiruvananthapuram with Riyadh

New Delhi, September 2024.

A long-standing demand of expatriates from Kerala to have a flight service to Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh from here has been acceded to by the Air India Express, the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Ltd said on Tuesday.

Air India Express launched its flight service to Riyadh from Thiruvananthapuram on September 9 as an Onam gift to expatriates from the southern state, Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Ltd (TIAL) said.

The flight, IX 521, will depart Thiruvananthapuram every Monday at 7.55 PM and will reach the Gulf city at 10.40 PM.