Saudia to start UK repatriation flights

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵn Airlines said it would operate special flights to the UK amid the pandemic. (File/AFP)
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  • The airline will operate flights in the week starting March 29 from Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam to London’s Heathrow Airport

DUBAI: ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵn Airlines, or Saudia, has agreed to operate exceptional commercial flights to allow British nationals and their families to return to the United Kingdom, according to the British embassy.

The airline will operate flights in the week starting March 29 from Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam to London’s Heathrow Airport and additional flights if required, it said.

Neil Crompton, the British Ambassador to ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, said in a statement they were expecting high demand for these special flights, and that they were working to add more flights in the coming days.

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ has earlier halted international travel to and from the Kingdom to curb the spread of COVID-19.

(With Reuters)