International flights to take off from new Jeddah airport

The first international flights will take off from Jeddah’s new King Abdul Aziz International Airport to three destinations in the Gulf.

The Saudi Arabian Airlines flights will depart from Terminal 1 bound for Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Muscat.

Daily flights for Abu Dhabi and Bahrain will begin on Friday, Aug. 9. Flights to Muscat in Oman will begin the following day, with an average of four services a week, the General Authority of Civil Aviation said.