Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) started operating flights to Mauritius on 14th September 2017. The three-times-weekly flights operates from Riyadh to Mauritius with a brief one hour stop in Jeddah, taking 9 hours from Riyadh and 7 hours 20 minutes from Jeddah. The carrier, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, comprises 24 fully-flat seats in Business Class and 274 seats in Guest Class.

Based in Jeddah, Saudia is the largest airline company in the Middle East and operates a network covering the Middle East, Africa, Europe and North America.