The Ministry of Transport told about the work on launching direct flights to Saudi Arabia

The launch of direct flights between Russia and Saudi Arabia is already being discussed at the level of the kingdom's aviation authorities, the Russian Ministry of Transport told Izvestia.

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"In Saudi Arabia, we are working with the aviation authorities [on resuming direct flights], but there are no concrete decisions yet," the Russian ministry said.

Direct flights to Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam operated between Russia and Saudi Arabia until 2022. At the moment, many countries have stopped flights with Russia due to the imposition of Western sanctions. Although Saudi Arabia did not impose direct bans, there were difficulties with logistics and routes.