In another milestone for Riyadh Air, the startup airline has completed its first domestic commercial flight between the Saudi Arabian capital and Jeddah.
On June 14, 2026, one of its brand-new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners took off from Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (RUH) at 09:18, local time, and landed at Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) shortly before 10:20.
The Riyadh Air Boeing 787-9, registered HZ-RXAC, only recently arrived from Everett Paine Field (PAE) in the United States, along with three other new Dreamliners.
The aircraft was the airline’s third new 787-9 Dreamliner to arrive off the Boeing assembly line after an almost 14-hour flight on June 6, 2026.
The inaugural domestic flight was celebrated with a special ceremony in the presence of the President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation, Abdulaziz Al-Duailej.
نفتتح أولى رحلاتنا الداخلية إلى جدة بحضور معالي الأستاذ @AlduailejA ، رئيس @ksagaca ، وسعادة الأستاذ رائد إسماعيل، عضو مجلس إدارة طيران الرياض، في محطة محورية تعزز الربط الجوي بين المدن السعودية وتدعم حركة السفر والسياحة على أحد أكثر المسارات الجوية ازدحامًا عالميًا 🇸🇦 pic.twitter.com/GyHnMXhJcz
— Riyadh Air | طيران الرياض (@RiyadhAir) June 14, 2026
In a social media post Riyadh Air said: “We inaugurated our first domestic flight to Jeddah in the presence of His Excellency Professor @AlduailejA, Chairman of @ksagaca, and His Excellency Professor Raed Ismail, Member of the Board of Directors of Riyadh Air, at a pivotal station that enhances air connectivity between Saudi cities and supports travel and tourism movement on one of the world’s busiest air routes.”
Riyadh Air began its first full-service flight on June 10, 2026, with its maiden service to London-Heathrow Airport (LHR).
Flights from Riyadh King Khalid will begin to Dubai on June 18, 2026, and Cairo on June 25, 2026. Flights will then begin to Madrid on July 17, 2026, and Manchester on July 23, 2026.
Each of these five routes will be served by Riyadh Air’s newly built Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.