Riyadh Air to commence Riyadh-Manila service in Sep-2026
Riyadh Air, via its official Twitter account, announced (03-Aug-2026) plans to commence daily Riyadh-Manila service with Boeing 787-9 equipment on 09-Sep-2026, as confirmed by an 03-Aug-2026 GDS inventory and timetable display. Saudia, Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific also operate the route, according to OAG.
Background ✨
Riyadh Air accelerated its network rollout after launching scheduled operations with daily Riyadh-London Heathrow on 10-Jun-2026, with CEO Tony Douglas stating it expected to grow its fleet to eight aircraft by end-Jul-2026 and reach 22 destinations by Mar-2027.1 It subsequently added routes including Riyadh-Dubai (18-Jun-2026) and Riyadh-Cairo (25-Jun-2026), with Cairo planned to rise to twice daily.2 3 Riyadh Air also scheduled multiple 787-9 launches from Riyadh, including Kuala Lumpur (30-Jul-2026), Dhaka (07-Aug-2026), Mumbai (04-Aug-2026) and Islamabad/Lahore in Aug-2026.4 5 6