Saudi Arabian low-cost airline, flynas, will launch direct flights to the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa from Riyadh and Jeddah starting in October.

The airline will operate the new route from Riyadh from October 9 with three weekly flights on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and from Jeddah, starting on October 10, with three weekly flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays – connecting Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia with six direct weekly flights.

The direct flights are in line with the airline’s plans to further expand its network in the African market, and within the growth and expansion plan launched by flynas early last year under the slogan ‘We Connect the World to the Kingdom’.

The airline currently connects more than 70 domestic and international destinations, with more than 1 500 weekly flights.