Saudi airline Flynas has opened a new route to Uzbekistan. Flights from Madinah to Tashkent started on 8 November, with two flights a week. Flights from Madinah to Namangan begin on 10 November, with three flights a week.
Flynas already flies to Uzbekistan from Jeddah and Riyadh. Madinah has become the third Saudi city in the airline's Uzbek network. Flights operate from Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport.
Flynas has flown to Tashkent from Jeddah since 2022 and to Namangan from Jeddah since October 2023. It opened its first Riyadh–Tashkent flight in August 2021.
The announcement was published as joint graphics by Flynas and the Air Connectivity Program, the Saudi state programme for developing air links and tourism.
For Uzbekistan, the new flights widen direct links with Saudi Arabia. For Namangan, it is the second Saudi destination of Flynas after Jeddah: until now all its flights have run through that city. For aviation suppliers and tour operators working with pilgrimage and business traffic, it means extra frequencies and another entry point to Saudi Arabia.
Our assessment: opening Madinah alongside the already operating Jeddah and Riyadh makes Flynas's Uzbek network one of the widest among Saudi carriers. This is the view of flycentralasia.