Dubai Airports today welcomed the inaugural flight of SaudiGulf Airlines at Dubai International’s Terminal 1.
The first plane was greeted with a traditional water salute followed by a cake cutting ceremony.
SaudiGulf will operate double daily flights between the Saudi capital of Riyadh and Dubai.
Riyadh is among the top ten city destinations for DXB in terms of traffic with more than 1.85 million passengers flying between the two cities in 2017.