Saudi low-cost carrier flyadeal has opened Madinah as its fourth operational base, stationing two Airbus A320s and adding five routes — Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen plus domestic links to Abha, Al Hofuf, Jazan and Tabuk — lifting weekly departures by about 40% to 88.
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Madinah is now a flyadeal base with two permanently stationed A320s and five new routes (Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen; Abha, Al Hofuf, Jazan, Tabuk), increasing weekly departures from the city by ~40% to 88 and expanding served destinations from three to eight.
The move advances flyadeal's international and regional growth strategy and sits alongside its plan to begin India services in Q1 2026, signalling capacity build-out ahead of broader network expansion.
The expansion supports Saudi inbound-tourism and ancillary initiatives, complementing operational measures such as certifying cabin crew as licensed tour guides, and comes amid wider shifts in the Kingdom's aviation landscape including reports of new state-backed carriers.
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