Air Arabia Egypt is to launch nonstop services from its Alexandria Burj Al Arab hub to Riyadh and Dammam in Saudi Arabia.

The carrier will operate the Riyadh route twice-weekly from 9 June, while the Dammam route will be operated thrice-weekly from 11 June.

According to the schedules in Innovata, Air Arabia Egypt will compete with Saudi Arabian Airlines and NAS Air on the Alexandria-Riyadh route, while it will be the only carrier to link Alexandria with Dammam.