Riyadh, April 10 -- Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation has given the signal to China Southern Airlines to launch passenger and cargo services, which will start April 16. This will see flights operate from Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen to Riyadh.

The summer 2024 schedule will have four passenger flights and three air cargo flights weekly.

"We welcome this latest announcement of new routes to Saudi Arabia, which provides a welcome boost to Saudi Arabia's global connectivity," said Ali Mohammed Rajab, Executive Vice-President for Air Transport and International Cooperation.

It 'demonstrates the progress that is being made in delivering on the objectives of the Saudi Aviation Strategy and will create more competitive and ...