Saudi Arabian Airline Company (Saudia) will today fly its first direct flight to Port Sudan, Sudan’s main seaport on the Red Sea, the national air carrier announced on Wednesday.
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The first flight, SV463, will depart from King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah at 3:15 p.m. and will arrive in Port Sudan at 4:20 p.m. It will leave there at 6:30 p.m. to reach Jeddah at 7:35 p.m.
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There will be six weekly flights in both directions onboard Airbus A320 aircraft with a capacity of 132 seats consisting of 12 business and 120 in the hospitality sector. There will be 792 seats to Port Sudan every week.