Bangladesh, June 9 -- The airline cited accelerating aircraft deliveries as the reason for the earlier start. Its third Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, registered HZ-RXAC, arrived at Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport on June 6 following a nearly 14-hour ferry flight from Everett Paine Field.

The carrier's first two Dreamliners, registered HZ-RXAA and HZ-RXAB, had arrived in Riyadh a day earlier, on June 5.

Alongside the Heathrow announcement, Riyadh Air opened ticket sales to five additional destinations: Cairo, Dubai, Jeddah, Madrid, and Manchester. All routes will be operated with the airline's newly delivered Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.

Domestic flights to Jeddah will kick off on June 14, followed by Dubai on June 18 and Cairo on ...