flyadeal, the Saudia Group’s low-cost carrier, is marking one year of operations to Islamabad, Peshawar and Sialkot, strengthening connectivity between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

The airline launched services from Riyadh to the three destinations in August 2025, following its Pakistan entry with Karachi flights from Jeddah and Riyadh.

Lahore was added in October, while a new Madinah-Karachi route brings its Pakistan network to seven routes.

flyadeal is operating 90% more flights to Pakistan during the 2026 IATA Summer Schedule than the same period in 2025, with 40 weekly flights, including 12 serving Islamabad, Peshawar and Sialkot.

Between August 2025 and July 2026, the airline carried nearly 220,000 passengers between the two countries.

Its Pakistan trade network has also expanded to more than 1,100 registered travel agents, alongside OTA partners and major travel groups.

Sanjiv Kapoor, flyadeal acting Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President Strategies at Saudia Group, said: "Pakistan has become one of flyadeal's most important international markets in a remarkably short time span, and our first year of operations across the country reflects the deep economic, cultural, and people-to-people ties between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Our role at flyadeal is to make travel more accessible, more frequent and more reliable for the communities that depend on these links. We are humbled by the response from customers and partners to our Pakistan services, which reaffirms our belief that travellers value our product, the quality of our service, and the reliability we offer." -TradeArabia News Service