Riaydh Air Inaugural

10 September 2026

New Saudi Carrier (LCC) Riyadh Air (RX) has launch daily flight to Manila from Riyadh yesterday arriving at 03:55pm using a four class Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.

Flight RX0873 departed King Khalid International Airport (RUH) at 1:05 AM local time and touched down at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) Terminal 3 at 4:15 PM local time. Its return flight RX0874 will depart Manila at 5:25 PM arriving Riyadh at 10:15 PM.

Riyadh Air, will operate flights to Manila daily, marking a major milestone in the airline's rapid expansion across Asia as it flies its 13th inaugural flight since its commercial launch in June 2026.

The airline operates synchronized onward connections to Europe, benefiting travelers from Manila from faster, seamless gateway to key European Union Capitals.

 

Riyadh Air Expands to MNL

18 August 2026

Saudi carrier Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia’s second flag carrier, is mounting direct daily flights from Riyadh to Manila beginning September 9, 2026.

The carrier shall be utilizing the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for the Manila route. 

The airline said their aircraft carries 290 passengers broken down into 28 in business class, 39 in premium economy, and 223 in economy cabin.

Flight RX873 departs King Khalid International Airport at 1:05 a.m. to land at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 3:55 p.m., local time, while return flight RX874 takes off from Manila at 5:25 p.m. to arrive in Riyadh at 10:15 p.m., local time.