Riyadh Air CEO reports fleet and global network plans
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Background ✨
Riyadh Air opened public ticket sales for daily Riyadh-London Heathrow, planning full service from 01-Jul-2026 after Boeing 787-9 deliveries in the coming weeks; it previously operated the route from 26-Oct-2025 under its Pathway to Perfect readiness programme.1 Riyadh Air also announced plans for daily Riyadh-Cairo with 787-9s, with London Heathrow and Dubai to launch first and Cairo soon after.2