Riyadh Air launches Mumbai route as Saudi carrier’s network hits nine destinations
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Riyadh Air began daily flights between Riyadh and Mumbai on 4 August, marking the Saudi carrier’s first route into India and its latest step in a rapid network expansion across South Asia.
The daily Boeing 787-9 service is the first of four new South Asian destinations the carrier is adding this month. Daily flights to Dhaka, Bangladesh — Riyadh Air’s first connection to Bangladesh — begin 7 August. A daily service to Islamabad follows on 14 August, operating on flight RX0659 departing Riyadh at 13:45 four times a week and flight RX0661 departing at 20:10 three times a week. A service to Lahore is also planned for later in August, with reports varying on the exact start date; a daily service to Manila, the Philippines, is scheduled to begin 9 September.
The additions bring Riyadh Air’s network to nine destinations, up from six at its commercial launch in October 2025. The carrier has said it intends to reach 22 destinations by March 2027, en route to a stated ambition of serving more than 100 international cities by the end of the decade.
Riyadh Air said the new South Asian routes target some of the largest expatriate and labour markets in Saudi Arabia, alongside business, leisure and visiting-friends-and-relatives traffic, while reinforcing Riyadh’s position as a connecting hub between Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
The expansion follows Riyadh Air’s order, firmed at last month’s Farnborough Airshow, for six additional Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, along with exercised options for 28 more Boeing 787s. The carrier has also recently secured regulatory approval for services to Beijing and Shanghai, and authority to begin operations to the United States.
Riyadh Air is Saudi Arabia’s second national carrier alongside Saudia, positioned by the government as a flagship of the country’s tourism and economic diversification push under Vision 2030.
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Citizen Kanebridge expands into Sydney’s fast-growing Norwest corridor, bringing the club back to the region where the Kanebridge story was shaped more than two decades ago.
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Citizen Kanebridge, one of Australia’s premier private members’ clubs, will open a new chapter in Sydney’s fast-growing Norwest corridor, expanding its physical footprint to meet its property, finance and investment membership base where they live and work.
The club’s primary premises remains the Royal Automobile Club of Australia on Macquarie Street in the Sydney CBD — one of Australia’s most distinguished institutions — where Citizen Kanebridge members continue to enjoy full access to its storied facilities at the heart of the city.
The new Norwest chapter, to be known as Citizen Kanebridge Norwest, will be developed in partnership with Momento Hospitality, with the venue’s top floor facility serving as the primary location for key events.
Norwest has emerged as one of Sydney’s fastest-growing commercial and residential corridors, increasingly home to the developers, financiers and investors at the heart of the Citizen Kanebridge community. The move places the club at the centre of the growth story many of its members are most engaged in.
“Norwest is where the city is moving,” said Ruba Jaajaa, COO of Kanebridge Media. “For a club built around property, finance and investment conversations, it’s simply the right place to be.”
For Jaajaa, the expansion carries a personal resonance as much as a strategic one.
“There is also a wonderful sense of coming full circle in bringing Citizen Kanebridge to Norwest,” she said. “More than 20 years ago, this is where the foundations of the Kanebridge Group were first developed. Returning to the area is a warm opportunity to reconnect with the enduring relationships, trusted conversations and community that have been part of the Kanebridge story since 1999.”
Membership will be offered as a dedicated tier, the Citizen Kanebridge Norwest Individual Membership, including monthly dining credits at Momento Hospitality venues and access to the Sonato global reciprocal club network, spanning more than 250 private clubs worldwide. Members will also receive digital subscriptions to Kanebridge Quarterly, Robb Report Australia & New Zealand, and The Wall Street Journal.
Further details on the launch event calendar, membership applications and transition arrangements will be announced soon.
For further information, contact Ross Blainey at concierge@citizenkanebridge.com.au.
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