{"id":276016,"date":"2026-11-09T05:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=276016"},"modified":"2026-11-09T06:13:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T23:13:22","slug":"saudia-plans-new-dates-for-tokyo-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2026\/11\/saudia-plans-new-dates-for-tokyo-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudia shifts dates for Tokyo flights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SINGAPORE, 9 November 2026: Saudia plans to launch direct flights between Riyadh (RUH) and Tokyo Narita (NRT) but has delayed the launch from November to mid-January 2027, according to a recent Wego Travel Blog.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initially, the airline said it would launch three weekly direct services on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday on the Riyadh (RUH)-Tokyo Narita (NRT) route starting this month. Launch dates have moved to mid-January. The flight time is 10 hours and 25 minutes on a Boeing 787-9 with 297 seats.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-99-600x329.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-276018\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.8187311178247734;width:486px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-99-600x329.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-99-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-99-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-99-696x382.png 696w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-99-1068x586.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-99-766x420.png 766w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-99.png 1276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Photo credit: Saudia.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Flight schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SV824<\/strong> departs Riyadh (RUH) at 0100 and arrives in Tokyo Narita (NRT) at 1725.<br><strong>SV825<\/strong> departs Tokyo Narita (NRT) at 2130 and arrives in Riyadh (RUH) at 0525 (plus a day).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(Source: Airline timetables)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE, 9 November 2026: Saudia plans to launch direct flights between Riyadh (RUH) and Tokyo Narita (NRT) but has delayed the launch from November to mid-January 2027, according to a recent Wego Travel Blog.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Initially, the airline said it would launch three weekly direct services on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday on the Riyadh (RUH)-Tokyo Narita [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":276018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[469,447],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-276016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-airlines","category-middle-east"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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