T’puram: Air India Express will launch direct flights from Thiruvananthapuram to Riyadh and Bahrain on Oct 27, boosting the capital’s Middle East connectivity.The Riyadh service, operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, addresses a long-pending demand for direct access to Saudi Arabia’s capital and will complement the airline’s daily Dammam flights. Bahrain flights will operate on Thursdays and Saturdays, alongside Gulf Air’s daily service.The additions will benefit expatriates from southern Keralam and neighbouring Tamil Nadu, as the airport handles over 250 weekly Gulf flights connecting passengers to key regional destinations.
