Saudi airline resumes flights for Iranian pilgrims for first time in a decade  – Middle East Monitor

A Saudi Airline has resumed flights for Iranian pilgrims for the first time since 2015, a Saudi official told AFP yesterday.

“Flynas resumed Iranian pilgrims flights from Imam Khomeini [International Airport] in Tehran on Saturday” the unnamed Saudi Civil Aviation Authority official told AFP.

He explained that the airline will operate similar flights to and from Mashhad Airport in the northeastern city.

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