CIAL to facilitate commercial operations to Saudi Arabia
The Hindu
Saudia schedules seven departure services till September 30
With Saudi Arabia’s new international travel protocol becoming effective, Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) is set to facilitate the first commercial departure operation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) since the COVID-19 outbreak. Saudi Arabia’s national carrier Saudia has scheduled seven departure services till September 30, said a communication from CIAL on Saturday. The first among them will leave CIAL on Sunday, August 29, with 395 passengers. The airport will handle 6,069 international passengers on Sunday and of them 4,131 are departing passengers. Saudia flight SV 3573 will leave CIAL on Sunday morning with 395 passengers. The airline has scheduled three more flights for the week. Indigo will commence departure operations to Saudi on September 2, and the airline has scheduled 12 more operations in the coming weeks.
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