Everything we know about the new Saudia flights between NEOM and London
The national carrier will be heading to Gatwick instead…
As excitement builds for the forthcoming projects in NEOM, Saudia has just announced a new route from NEOM Bay and London. This is everything we know about the new Saudia flights between NEOM and London.
According to AeroRoutes, Saudia opened reservations for its planned Neom Bay to London Gatwick service replacing London Heathrow in the Northern summer 2025 season.
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There will be one weekly flight on a 110-seater Airbus A320 aircraft. The scheduling list shows the first flight on Sunday March 30, the first actual flight available for reservations is scheduled for Sunday April 6.
While much of the travel to NEOM has been business travellers until now, that’s set to change this winter as the first of NEOM’s mega developments, Sindalah, prepares to welcome its first guests. The island has been designed as a luxurious escape on the Red Sea coast in northwest Saudi Arabia, complete with four hotels, a beach club, a golf course and a Michelin-pedigree restaurant
In other flight news…
Virgin Atlantic launches direct flights between Riyadh and London
Fliers, take note. Virgin Atlantic has announced its newest long-haul destination. As of Sunday March 30, 2025, the UK airline will be launching its Virgin flights (literally) between King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and London Heathrow. The nonstop service from Riyadh to London Heathrow will take six hours and 50 minutes, and it will be served by the state-of-the-art A330neo, Virgin Atlantic’s newest aircraft and one of the most fuel-efficient in its fleet. Flight tickets for the Riyadh-London route have not gone on sale yet, but you can soon book tickets directly on the Virgin Atlantic website.