Delta Air Enters Strategic Partnership With Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Air

Delta plans to launch a nonstop service from the United States to Saudi Arabia.
Delta Air Enters Strategic Partnership With Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Air
A Delta Air Lines aircraft prepares to land at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Jan. 24, 2022. Joshua Roberts/Reuters
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Delta Air Lines signed a strategic partnership deal with the Saudi startup Riyadh Air on July 9 and plans to operate nonstop flights between the United States and Saudi Arabia in the future, the companies announced in a joint statement.

Under the deal, Delta will serve as Riyadh Air’s exclusive partner in North America, providing its customers access to hundreds of U.S. destinations, according to the two airlines.