Saudia NS22 International Network Changes - 29MAR22

Published at 2230GMT 29MAR22

Saudia in last week’s schedule update filed Riyadh – Mykonos seasonal route, scheduled from 29JUN22 to 27JUL22. The Skyteam member intends to operate this route 3 times weekly with A320, although reservation is not available.

SV193 RUH1010 – 1405JMK 320 135
SV194 JMK1515 – 1855RUH 320 135

Recent schedule revision also saw the filing of new configuration for 777-300ER, 2-class 445-seater as J12Y433. Following routes to see the 445-seater operating (frequency is for this particular configuration, not overall offered):

Jeddah – Algiers eff 03AUG22 3 weekly (4 from 02OCT22)
Jeddah – Dubai eff 01SEP22 1 weekly
Jeddah – Islamabad eff 31JUL22 2 daily
Jeddah – Jakarta eff 16JUN22 1 daily (2 daily from 16JUL22)
Jeddah – Karachi eff 01SEP22 2 daily
Jeddah – Multan eff 01AUG22 3-4 weekly

During the week of 03JAN22 saw the airline filed initial changes to its planned international operations for Northern summer 2022 season, between 27MAR22 and 29OCT22. Additional changes have been filed since then, including opening of reservation on selected new routes. Note the frequency or aircraft changes listed below is based on comparison to schedules appeared in OAG’s schedule listing as of 02JAN22.

Jeddah – Addis Ababa Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly, A330Regional replaces -300
Jeddah – Algiers eff 27MAR22 Service resumption, 4 weekly 777-300ER
Jeddah – Amman Increase from 14 to 17 weekly, A320/321
Jeddah – Athens eff 26APR22 Service resumption, 3 weekly A320 (Previously planned 4th weekly 28JUN22 – 30AUG22 has been removed recently)
Jeddah – Bahrain eff 06APR22 Increase from 2 to 3 weekly, 7 from 01MAY22. A320 operating
Jeddah – Bangalore Service to resume 01MAY22, 3 weekly A330Regional/-300
Jeddah – Bangkok eff 01MAY22 4 weekly 787-9/-10, new route
Jeddah – Barcelona 02JUL22 – 27AUG22 New seasonal route, 2 weekly 787-9
Jeddah – Casablanca Reduce from 2 to 1 daily, 787-9 replaces -10 (Additional flights scheduled in early-May)
Jeddah – Chennai eff 02JUN22 Service resumption, 3 weekly A330-300
Jeddah – Delhi Increase from 7 to 9 weekly, 777-300ER
Jeddah – Doha Reduce from 7 to 3 weekly, A320
Jeddah – Frankfurt 787-9 replaces A320, 4 weekly
Jeddah – Geneva 20JUN22 – 04SEP22 Increase from 4 to 7 weekly, A320
Jeddah – Hyderabad Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, A330-300
Jeddah – Jakarta Reduce from 21 to 8 weekly (14 from 01MAY22), 777-300ER
Jeddah – Kano eff 29MAR22 Service resumption, 3 weekly 777-300ER (Initially filed 4 weekly)
Jeddah – Karachi Increase from 12 to 14 weekly, 777-300ER
Jeddah – Khartoum 2 daily A330Regional/-300, instead of A330-300
Jeddah – Kochi Increase from 5 to 7 weekly, A330-300
Jeddah – Kyiv Borispil Previously planned 2 weekly flights with A330Regional between 01JUL22 and 26AUG22 has been removed
Jeddah – Lahore Reduce from 14 to 13 weekly, 777-300ER
Jeddah – London Heathrow 1 daily 787-9/-10, instead of 787-10
Jeddah – Los Angeles eff 25APR22 Service resumption, 3 weekly 777-300ER
Jeddah – Lucknow Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly, A330-300 (Previous: 4 weekly)
Jeddah – Malaga – Madrid – Jeddah 30JUN22 – 28AUG22 Service resumption for Malaga, 2 weekly 787-9. This routing replaces Jeddah – Madrid terminator (Previously filed as 4 weekly, however 2 of 4 weekly now scheduled from Riyadh)
Jeddah – Male – Singapore 2 weekly 787-9, new routing
Jeddah – Manchester Service resumption from 29MAR22, 3 weekly 787-9/-10. 4 weekly from 15MAY22 (Previous: 4th weekly in June, September, October)
Jeddah – Manila eff 05MAY22 Increase from 2 to 3 weekly, 7 from 01JUN22. 777-300ER operating
Jeddah – Marrakech 30MAY22 – 29AUG22 Service resumption since Sep 2019, 3 weekly 787-9 (Only highest fare classes available for ticketing)
Jeddah – Mauritius eff 01JUN22 Service resumption, 3 weekly 787-9
Jeddah – Moscow Sheremetyevo eff 21APR22 New route, 2 weekly 787-9 (Previous: 3 weekly Vnukovo from 30JUN22. Reservation remains unavailable despite airport change)
Jeddah – Multan Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, 777-300ER
Jeddah – Mumbai Increase from 7 to 9 weekly, A330Regional/-300. 777-300ER operating along with A330 from 01JUN22 (Previous: A330 only)
Jeddah – Muscat Increase from 3 weekly in 1Q22 to 4 weekly, A320
Jeddah – Nairobi A330-300 replaces A320, 4 weekly
Jeddah – New York JFK Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly, 777-300ER
Jeddah – Paris CDG 1 daily 787-9/-10 (Previous: 1 daily 789)
Jeddah – Rome Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, A320
Jeddah – Vienna 4 weekly A320 (SV briefly filed increase to 7 weekly 29JUN22 – 05SEP22 for few weeks in 1Q22, however additional flights never opened for reservation)
Jeddah – Washington Dulles Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, 777-300ER
Madinah – Cairo Reduce from 2 to 1 daily, A330Regional/-300 operating (Previous: A321 replaces A330)
Madinah – Dubai A321 replaces A320, up to 1 daily (3 from 15MAY22. This route is listed until 30MAY22)
Madinah – Jakarta 4 weekly 777-300ER (SV briefly filed 7 weekly from 15JUN22)
Madinah – Kuala Lumpur Reduce from 7 to 4 weekly, 787-9 (Previous: 3 weekly)
Riyadh – Addis Ababa Reduce from 3 to 2 weekly, A330Regional/-300 (Previous: 787-9)
Riyadh – Alexandria Borg el Arab 7 weekly A320 scheduled instead of 5 during following: 26APR22 – 09MAY22, 24MAY22 – 05SEP22
Riyadh – Bahrain 1 daily A321, instead of A320
Riyadh – Bangkok eff 30JUN22 787-9/-10 replaces 787-9 only, 3 weekly (This route was resumed on 28FEB22 instead of 03MAY22. Saudia last served Bangkok until November 1996)
Riyadh – Barcelona 30JUN22 – 27AUG22 New seasonal route, 2 weekly 787-9
Riyadh – Beijing Daxing New route tentatively lists 03JUN22 as launch date, 4 weekly 787-9
Riyadh – Cairo Schedule lists 4 daily instead of 6, A330Regional operating. 5th daily tentatively listed from 25APR22
Riyadh – Casablanca 3 weekly 787-9 (4 from 07MAY22, 5 20JUN22 – 03SEP22)
Riyadh – Delhi 3 weekly 777-300ER, replacing A330Regional
Riyadh – Dhaka Increase from 7 to 11 weekly, 777-300ER
Riyadh – Doha Reduce from 7 to 3 weekly, A320
Riyadh – Entebbe 2 weekly A330Regional/-300 (Launched on 02FEB22)
Riyadh – Frankfurt 787-9 replaces A320, 3 weekly (2 14APR22 – 05MAY22)
Riyadh – Geneva 29JUN22 – 31AUG22 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, A330Regional replaces A320 (Previous: Increase from 3 to 6 weekly 23JUN22 – 04SEP22, A320)
Riyadh – Guangzhou 1 weekly 777-300ER (SV intends to operate up to 3 weekly 777-300ER/787-9 by 04JUN22, although this remains pending)
Riyadh – Islamabad Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, 777-300ER
Riyadh – Khartoum A330Regional replaces -300, 1 daily
Riyadh – Kochi Increase from 2 to 7 weekly, A330-300
Riyadh – Kuala Lumpur Increase from 1 to 3 weekly 787-9 (Planned 4th weekly from 26APR22 removed)
Riyadh – Kuwait City 27MAR22 – 24APR22 Reduce from 14 to 10 weekly, A320
Riyadh – Kyiv Borispil Previously planned 2 weekly flights with A330Regional between 29JUN22 and 29AUG22 has been removed
Riyadh – Lahore Increase from 2 to 4 weekly, 777-300ER
Riyadh – London Heathrow Increase from 1 to 2 daily, 777-300ER
Riyadh – Lucknow 3 weekly A330Regional/-300, instead of -300 only
Riyadh – Malaga – Madrid – Riyadh 28JUN22 – 27AUG22 2 weekly 787-9 (New routing)
Riyadh – Male – Singapore 2 weekly 787-9, new routing
Riyadh – Moscow Vnukovo eff 23APR22 New route, 2 weekly 787-9 (Previous: 2 weekly Vnukovo from 02JUL22. Reservation remains unavailable despite airport change)
Riyadh – New York JFK eff 06APR22 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, 777-300ER
Riyadh – Rome Reduce from 4 to 3 weekly, A320 (2 weekly 05APR22 – 03MAY22)
Riyadh – Seoul Incheon Tentatively scheduled to begin on 03MAY22 at earliest, 3 weekly 787-9 (Reservation remains unavailable. Seoul was last served until April 1990)
Riyadh – Vienna 29JUN22 – 05SEP22 Seasonal route resumes, 3 weekly A320 instead of 2 in NS21
Riyadh – Washington Dulles Service operates 3 weekly instead of 4, 777-300ER

Flights operated by A330-300 may see certain dates switching to A330Regional, and vice versa. All changes listed above is updated as of 29MAR22, although further revision is expected.