Riyadh,20th May 2026:

flyadeal, Saudi Arabia’s low-cost airline has announced the launch of scheduled services to India with daily flights between Riyadh and Hyderabad beginning 1 July 2026 onwards.

Sanjiv Kapoor, flyadeal acting Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President Strategies at Saudia Group, said: “India, a long-awaited addition to flyadeal’s growing network of international destinations,is a key part of Saudia Group and flyadeal’s long term strategy.

“Our promise of friendly, efficient, low fare, and on-time service, builds on parent Saudia Group’s long-established presence in India since 1964 through our sister airline Saudia.

“Hyderabad is the first step of our planned expansion into India, fuelled by the strong economic, social and cultural tiesthat India and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have enjoyed for decades.Together with Saudia, the Saudia Group will now serve the Indian market comprehensively. Saudia offering full-service excellence and flyadeal delivering the best low fares for price-conscious travellers.”

He added: “flyadeal will soon announce a second Indian destination as we execute our India market strategy.”

flyadeal has, over the past three years,operated special Hajj and Umrah pilgrim-only flights from select points in India to Saudi Arabia, but this is the first time the airline will operate regular scheduled services between the two countries.

The Hyderabad route will be operated by flyadeal’s Airbus A320neo aircraft with 186 seats in an all-Economy Class configuration. Features include USB-A or USB-C charging ports in every seat, and Airbus’ highly-acclaimed ‘Airspace’ cabin interior with extra large overhead bins.