Saudia S13 International Operation Changes as of 25JAN13

As per 25JAN13 GDS timetable and inventory display, second major changes to Saudia’s planned Summer 2013 operation changes, effective 31MAR13, as follows. Further changes remain possible.

Dammam – Manila eff 31AUG13 All 3 weekly service operated by Boeing 777-300ER, replacing 747-400 (Previously 777 to operate 2 of 3 weekly flights)
Jeddah – Geneva Service increases from 2 weekly (Day 15) to following
31MAR13 – 06JUN13 4 weekly (Day x246)
07JUN13 – 12JUL13 Daily
13JUL13 – 05AUG13 4 weekly (Day x246)
06AUG13 – 07SEP13 Daily
08SEP13 – 18OCT13 4 weekly (Day x246)

Jeddah – Kuala Lumpur Revised Frequency increase. Service increases from 4 weekly (in S12) to following
01APR13 – 02JUN13 unchanged (remains 4 weekly, previously planned daily)
03JUN13 – 15JUL13 Daily (5 weekly 777-300ER + 2 weekly -200ER; Previously planned 10 weekly flights)
16JUL13 – 06AUG13 unchanged (remains 4 weekly, previously planned 8 weekly)
07AUG13 – 04SEP13 6 weekly (5 weekly 777-300ER + 1 weekly -200ER; Previously planned 9 weekly flights)
eff 05SEP13 unchanged (Previously planned 8 weekly)

Jeddah – Manila 2 weekly nonstop service with 747-400 continues operating (1 weekly in S12). From 02SEP13, Boeing 777-300ER replaces 747-400 (Previously 777 to operate 1 of 2 weekly flights)
Riyadh – Geneva Revised frequency increases from 2 weekly (Day 36) to following
31MAR13 – 05JUN13 3 weekly (Day 236)
06JUN13 – 12JUL13 Daily
13JUL13 – 04AUG13 3 weekly (Day 236)
05AUG13 – 07SEP13 Daily
08SEP13 – 21OCT13 3 weekly (Day 236)

Riyadh – Guangzhou eff 31MAR13 Planned 4th weekly service is cancelled
Riyadh – Manila eff 02SEP13 All 5 weekly service operated by Boeing 777-300ER, replacing 747-400 (Previously 777 to operate 3 of 5 weekly flights)

Previously reported changes:
Dammam – Cairo Daily service. Boeing 777-200ER replacing Airbus A321 on following
07JUN13 – 26JUL13 Day 257
30JUL13 – 27AUG13 Day 27
28AUG13 – 06SEP13 Day 257
13SEP13 – 26OCT13 Day 5

Dammam – Islamabad Boeing 747 operation on 1 weekly service continues operating in S13 (777 in S12)
Jeddah – Addis Ababa eff 31MAR13 Service increases from 6 weekly to daily, Airbus A320 operating
Jeddah – Geneva 31MAR13 – 14OCT13 Service increases from 2 weekly (Day 15) to 4 weekly (Day x246), Airbus A320 operating
Jeddah – Hyderabad eff 10JUN13 2 weekly nonstop Boeing 777-200ER service continues operation
Jeddah – Istanbul eff 31MAR13 Service increases from 5 weekly (Day x13) to 6 weekly (Day x1), Airbus A330-300 operating
Jeddah – Kano eff 08JUN13 1 of 2 weekly service operated by Boeing 777-200ER, replacing 747. By 04SEP13, all 2 weekly flights operated by 777
Jeddah – Kozhikode eff 08JUN13 3 weekly nonstop Boeing 777-200ER service continues operation, increased from 1 weekly in same period in S12
Jeddah – Lucknow eff 06JUN13 2 weekly nonstop A330-300 service continues operation
Jeddah – Milan Malpensa – Madrid eff 31MAR13 Service increases from 2 weekly (Day 25) to 3 weekly (Day 257), Airbus A320 operating. Overall Jeddah – Milan service increases from 3 to 4 weekly
Jeddah – New York JFK 04MAY13 – 31AUG13 1 of 4 weekly service operates with 777-300ER instead of -200ER
SV021 JED0535 – 1130JFK 77W 6
SV021 JED0535 – 1130JFK 777 13
SV025 JED0535 – 1130JFK 777 4

SV020 JFK2030 – 1505+1JED 77W 6
SV020 JFK2030 – 1505+1JED 777 13
SV024 JFK2030 – 1505+1JED 777 4

Jeddah – Paris CDG 01JUN13 – 05SEP13 3 of 7 weekly service (Day 146) operates with Boeing 777-200ER instead of Airbus A320
Jeddah – Sana’a eff 31MAR13 Service increases from 4 weekly to daily, A320 operating
Jeddah – Washington Dulles eff 31MAR13 Service increases from 3 to 4 weekly
SV035 JED0730 – 1400IAD 777 257
SV033 JED0730 – 1400IAD 777 4

SV036 IAD1800 – 1315+1JED 777 257
SV034 IAD1800 – 1315+1JED 777 4

Riyadh – Addis Ababa eff 31MAR13 Service increases from 5 weekly (Day x35) to 6 weekly (Day x3), Airbus A320 operating
Riyadh – Colombo eff 03AUG13 3 weekly service operated by Boeing 777-200ER, replacing 747-400
Riyadh – Istanbul 05JUN13 – 06SEP13 4 weekly service operated by Airbus A330-300, replacing A320
Riyadh – Jakarta eff 31MAR13 1 of 4 weekly service operated by Boeing 747-300, instead of 777-300ER
Riyadh – Kochi eff 01MAR13 3 weekly service operated by Airbus A330-300, replacing 777-200ER
Riyadh – New York JFK eff 31MAR13 Service increases from 2 to 3 weekly
SV023 RUH0505 – 1130JFK 777 257
SV022 JFK2030 – 1510+1RUH 777 257

From 09JUN13 to 01SEP13, 777-300ER operates on Day 7 service

Riyadh – Paris CDG eff 06JUN13 4 weekly service operates with Boeing 777-200ER, replacing Airbus A320
Riyadh – Rome eff 31MAR13 Service increases from 3 weekly (Day 247) to 4 weekly (Day x356), Airbus A320 operating
Riyadh – Washington Dulles 01MAY13 – 04SEP13 1 of 3 weekly service operated by 777-300ER instead of -200ER
SV037 RUH0730 – 1400IAD 777 16
SV037 RUH0730 – 1400IAD 77W 3

SV038 IAD1800 – 1315+1RUH 77W 3
SV038 IAD1800 – 1315+1RUH 777 16

Below is the summary of overall operation increase for selected destinations:
Addis Ababa Increase from 11 to 13 weekly
Geneva Increase from 4 to (up to) 14 weekly
Madrid Increase from 4 to 5 weekly
Milan Malpensa Increase from 6 to 8 weekly
New York JFK Increases from 6 to 7 weekly
Rome Increase from 6 to 7 weekly
Washington Dulles Increases from 6 to 7 weekly