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The Thiruvananthapuram International Airport is set to strengthen its international connectivity with the launch of new direct services to Riyadh and Bahrain, providing passengers with enhanced access to key destinations in the Gulf region. Air India Express will commence direct services to Riyadh and Bahrain from October 27 with bookings now open.
The new Riyadh service is expected to address the long-standing demand for direct air connectivity between Thiruvananthapuram and the Saudi Arabian capital, offering greater convenience to passengers travelling between Keralam and Saudi Arabia. The Riyadh service will operate three times a week — on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays— complementing the existing daily Air India Express services to Dammam.
The new Bahrain service will operate twice a week – on Thursdays and Saturdays – further strengthening connectivity to Bahrain, which is already served by daily Gulf Air flights from Thiruvananthapuram. Thiruvananthapuram currently has more than 250 weekly air traffic movements to the Gulf region, connecting passengers to key destinations including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Doha, Muscat, Kuwait and Dammam.
The new services further expand the international network from Thiruvananthapuram and strengthen air connectivity between Keralam and the Gulf region. The new direct Riyadh service is expected to particularly benefit the large expatriate community from southern Kerala and neighboring Tamil Nadu in Saudi Arabia.
Published – October 03, 2026 04:31 pm IST
