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Saudia Airlines on Sunday made its maiden direct flight to Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and back to King Abdulazz International Airport in Jeddah. The direct flight is now less than 5 hours. Photo/ArabiaBusiness
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Saudia Airlines on Sunday 26th March made its maiden flight to Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, cutting travel time and reducing travel costs to the Kingdom by more than half.

This inaugural flight by the Saudi Arabian carrier marked the start of direct flights to and from Jeddah to Dar es Salaam four times a week. With the commencement of these direct flights, travel time between the two countries has been cut down by more than half.

Before the Air Saudia direct flights, passengers had to endure a flight time of up to 10 hours. Now, the same distance will be covered in only 4 hours and 40 …