SpiceJet has announced Riyadh as its tenth international destination. With a focus on expanding its global footprint, the Gurugram-based airline has introduced a host of international flights from Mumbai and Delhi — the low-cost carrier is launching flights connecting Mumbai with Riyadh and Dhaka and Delhi with Dhaka and Jeddah.
The flights to Dhaka and Jeddah will commence from the last week of July while the flight to Riyadh will start on August 15, 2019.
Commenting on this news, Ajay Singh, chairman and managing director, SpiceJet said, “We are delighted to add Riyadh as our tenth international destination and add more flights to Jeddah and Dhaka thus providing our passengers with multiple flight options. SpiceJet is the only Indian budget airline to operate to Saudi Arabia and our new flights to Riyadh and Jeddah should greatly benefit the thousands of pilgrims traveling from India.”
International Flight schedule:
| Flight No. | Departure | Arrival | Time of Departure | Time of Arrival | Effective date | Frequency |
| SG 63 | Mumbai | Dhaka | 0855 | 1220 | July 25, 2019 | Daily |
| SG 64 | Dhaka | Mumbai | 1320 | 1615 | July 25, 2019 | Daily |
| SG 19 | Mumbai | Riyadh | 2110 | 2310 | August 15, 2019 | Daily |
| SG 20 | Riyadh | Mumbai | 0010 | 0710 am | August 16, 2019 | Daily |
| SG 39 | Delhi | Dhaka | 0740 | 1030 am | July 31, 2019 | Daily |
| SG 40 | Dhaka | Delhi | 1130 | 1330 | July 31, 2019 | Daily |
| SG 65 | Delhi | Jeddah | 1345 | 1700 | July 31, 2019 | Daily |
| SG 66 | Jeddah | Delhi | 1750 pm | 0140 | July 31, 2019 | Daily |
The airline will deploy its 168-seater Boeing 737-800 aircraft on these international routes.
Besides Mumbai and Delhi, SpiceJet also connects Jeddah with Hyderabad and Kozhikode.
Natasha Nitturkar
