British Airways expands Saudi flights

04 Oct 2025 130627NM Britishairways787 0016 (1)

British Airways has significantly increased connectivity between London and Saudi Arabia, adding frequencies on both the Riyadh and Jeddah routes.

The Heathrow to Riyadh service will increase to 12 flights per week for winter 2026, with plans for this to rise to 14 per week in summer 2025.

BA will up Jeddah flight frequencies, currently at four times weekly, to five flights per week from summer 2026.

The news comes as Saudi Arabia celebrated a record-breaking summer 2025 for tourism, welcoming more than 32 million tourists.

This marks a 26% increase year-on-year with visitor spending reaching SR53.2 billion ($14.2 billion).

As temperatures cool across Europe, Riyadh’s maintains temperatures in the mid-twenties throughout the winter, and the capital’s cultural calendar is heating up too.

It hosts top events and debuts new attractions, alongside an evolving culinary and cultural scene.

Big ticket sports events taking place include the WTA Finals and the Longines Global Champions Tour Final as well as major live music events.