The Amsterdam-based airline will look to serve seven Gulf cities by the end of September.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has announced plans to re-open routes to the Middle East from the end of September, which includes a new service operating to and from the Saudi capital Riyadh.
It will take the total number of destinations in the Gulf served by KLM to seven, including Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the UAE, Dammam and Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Muscat in Oman, Manama in Bahrain and Kuwait City in Kuwait.
The opening of Riyadh means an increase in the number of destinations, but not in the number of flights to the Middle East, as plans are to combine it with an existing destination.
“We are humbled to be among the first European airlines resuming flights to the Middle East, offering travel solutions to Paris, Amsterdam and beyond,” said Yeshwant Pawar, General Manager, Air France KLM, Gulf, Iran and Pakistan.
