Riyadh Air
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| Founded | 12 March 2023 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 26 October 2025 | ||||||
| Hubs | King Khalid International Airport | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | Riyadh Cargo | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 | ||||||
| Parent company | Public Investment Fund | ||||||
| Headquarters | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
Riyadh Air is the second flag carrier of Saudi Arabia after Saudia, based in Riyadh. The airline's main hub is at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, and is aimed at the world market, operating domestic and internationally scheduled flights to over 100 destinations in six continents. The fleet will consist of 3 aircraft types, 2 Airbus aircraft types and 1 Boeing aircraft type consisting of 60 Airbus A321neo, 25 Airbus A350-1000 and 39 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft respectively.
The airline operated its first commercial flight on 26 October 2025. It has cooperation agreements with SkyTeam members Delta Air Lines, China Eastern Airlines, Saudia, Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic, and Star Alliance members Turkish Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Air China and Egyptair.
According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Riyadh Air will be owned by the country's Public Investment Fund (PIF), with Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of PIF, as its chairman. Tony Douglas was appointed as its CEO. He was the CEO of UAE airline Etihad Airways from January 2018 until October 2022. Riyadh Air is expected to add US$20 billion to non-oil GDP growth, and create more than 200,000 direct and indirect jobs.