Saudi airline resumes first Iran hajj flights since 2015: official
- In May 2025, a Saudi carrier restarted transportation services for Iranian pilgrims traveling to perform Hajj, marking the first time in ten years that flights operated from both Riyadh and Mashhad airports.
- The resumption followed the restoration of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran in March 2023 under a China-brokered agreement after seven years of rupture.
- The flights, operated by Flynas, are non-commercial and exclusively serve over 35,000 pilgrims traveling for the Hajj pilgrimage starting the first week of June.
- A Saudi civil aviation official confirmed, on condition of anonymity, that flights resumed from Imam Khomeini International Airport, reflecting warming ties between the two countries.
- This renewal of Hajj flights symbolizes broader regional rapprochement marked by high-level visits, ambassador exchanges, and intensified contacts since the 2023 deal.
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Saudi airline resumes haj flights with Iran for first time since 2015
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s low-cost airline Flynas has resumed flights for Iranian pilgrims travelling to Haj for the first time since 2015. “Flynas resumed Iranian pilgrims flights from Imam Khomeini [airport] in Tehran on Saturday,” a Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation told Agence France-Presse (AFP), speaking on condition of anonymity. Additional flights from Mashhad will also be operated, enabling over 35,000 pilgrims to travel with the a…
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