Saudi airlines to start domestic flights again
Saudi Arabia has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, but is continuing with plans to reopen despite a significant number of new infections daily.
Airlines in Saudi Arabia will resume domestic flights next week after months of planes being grounded.
On May 31, some domestic flights will take off again; there will be 60 flights a day at first. Domestic travel, worship in mosques, and work in public and private sector offices will also resume on that date, Reuters reported today.
The news is the latest sign that the oil-rich kingdom heavily afflicted by the coronavirus pandemic is trying to open up again. Saudi Arabia instituted several lockdown measures to curb the virus starting in March, including flight bans.
Saudi Arabia tried to resume normal life in April, but then instituted a five-day, 24-hour curfew for the Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr. That measure will expire on Thursday when the curfew hours will be reduced.
