flynas resumes Riyadh–Dubai

flynas restarted limited flights between Riyadh and Dubai on Sunday, April 12, restoring one of the first Saudi Arabia-United Arab Emirates links to return after weeks of disruption. (flynas.com, destinationksa.com) The airline said the resumed service covers select Riyadh-Dubai flights, while flights from Jeddah, Dammam and Madinah to Dubai airports remain suspended. Travel updates carried by regional outlets said those suspensions run through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15. (flynas.com, blog.wego.com, timeoutjeddah.com) The restart followed a two-week ceasefire announced on April 7 between the United States and Iran, after conflict and airspace closures across the Gulf disrupted commercial flying from late February into April. (blog.wego.com, news18.com, cnbc.com) That has left the recovery uneven. While Dubai is taking back some flights, Kuwait International Airport was still closed to commercial passenger traffic as of April 13, and Kuwait Airways was operating a limited schedule from Dammam as a temporary hub. (blog.wego.com, ibtimes.com, arabtimesonline.com) flynas is Saudi Arabia’s largest low-cost carrier, so even a limited Riyadh-Dubai restart gives travelers a direct option on one of the Gulf’s busiest business and leisure corridors. The resumed service has been described as “exceptional flights,” not a full return to the normal schedule. (blog.wego.com, xpressriyadh.com) The airline has told passengers to keep checking flight status because airspace restrictions in some destinations are still affecting schedules. Other regional advisories also warned that Gulf flight operations remain in “recovery mode” even where airports are open. (flynas.com, blog.wego.com, musafir.com) For now, the Riyadh-Dubai flights show that routes are returning city by city, not all at once. The next marker is April 15, when flynas says some of its remaining Dubai suspensions are due to be reviewed. (blog.wego.com, timeoutriyadh.com)