Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights to Gassim
Gassim Airport is 3 miles from the center of Gassim. View on Map.
Gassim is served by Gassim Airport, also commonly referred to as Gassim. The airport code is ELQ.
Entry restrictions
Saudi Arabia has suspended all incoming flights except for technical stops, humanitarian, medevac and repatriation flights with prior approval from GACA.
On January 3, Saudi Arabia has lifted the suspension of entry from travelers arriving from the UK.
Saudi Arabia has restricted entry to all travelers except for nationals who have not been in Argentina, Brazil or India in the past 14 days.
Residents, GCC citizens (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates), and holders of valid visa (exit/entry, business, residence {Iqamah}, and visit) issued by Saudi Arabia may also allowed entry. They must have not been in Argentina, Brazil, India, South Africa or United Kingdom in the past 14 days.
Entry requirements
All arriving travelers must present a negative PCR test certificate issued from a verified laboratory taken within 72 hours from the time the test is undertaken until the time on which the passenger is arriving in the Kingdom. Travelers without certificates will be denied boarding. Nationals of Saudi Arabia and children under age 8 are exempt from presenting a COVID-19 PCR test result.
All travelers must sign and submit a Health Disclaimer Form to the health control center upon arrival at the airport.
Quarantine requirements
The Saudi authorities require anyone who has returned to Saudi Arabia from a European country, or any country where the new strain of COVID-19 has appeared, after December 8, to: self-isolate at home for 7 day from the date of entry, take a COVID test on the 6th day before ending quarantine. Travelers from all other countries are required to self-isolate at home for 7 days, or 3 days followed by a negative PCR test.
Travelers who has returned from or transited a European country or any country where the new strain has appeared in the three months prior to December 20 are required to take a COVID test.
All other info
All travelers must download and register on Tatamman and Tawakkalna Applications. Travelers must assign their home location through the Tatamman app within 8 hours of arrival and complete their daily health assessment in the Tatamman app.
The Saudi Government announced that any final exit visas which were not used during the suspension of entry/exit will be extended to October 31st free of charge
There are currently 2,571 active cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in SA and 6,505 deaths as of Mar 3 2021
Please see our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Travel Restrictions page for more information on restrictions worldwide.
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Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
Cons: "The aircraft was an old one. Seats were uncomfortable, entertainment screen was nonfunctional, non of the buttons of the control stick worked, headphone connector ports were broken. Can’t say a single good thing about this flight."
Pros: "very poor experience transiting through Jeddah airport"
Cons: "There was no wheelchair that was request. Had to walk long distance in severe pain. no one bothered to listen. Will never fly Saudia again"
Pros: "Crew is extremely friendly"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Make entertainment , serve nice food. Seat not comfortable at all."
Pros: "Crew was good, food was very good,seats were fine."
Cons: "Entertainment options could be better. The entertainment system needed reboot."
Pros: "I am using SA from the last three years now. This trip change my mind about the airline reputation it’s competing very well with other airlines. The hospitality is improved 300% the staff are very friendly and professional. They listen to customer and resolved their issues if any."
Pros: "I just like long international flights so everything was great"
Cons: "Only issue I had was how cold it was"
Pros: "I like the outgoing flight but i found worst flight ever when i came to karachi i was sick and saudia airline contineously changing their flight schedule and no airport meal offered for the people of karachi so i and other passengers decided that we never ever book saudia arabia airline in future"
Pros: "Very nice"
Cons: "Less noise from the baby behind me"
Cons: "Punctuality"
Pros: "Service was great"
Cons: "All seems great"
Pros: "I am a big guy. The seat was one of the more comfortable ones in recent times. The five staff that I encountered were all super courteous and helpful. They were also very kind and considerate of the unrelated 6-yr old sitting on the next seat."
Cons: "Pretty much everything was excellent."
Cons: "Check in was the issue. They want us to pay for the baggage in order to check in. Other aircraft they will check you in they won’t give one person boarding pass untill or unless you pay for the bag.. this way check in will be lot faster."
Pros: "Gud experience with Saudi Airline"
Cons: "Free wifi access should be given to international passenger at Saudi Airport"
Pros: "Everything was absolutely amazing experience"
Cons: "Free wifi access should be given to international passenger at Saudi Airport,"
Pros: "On time Cleanliness"
Cons: "Food"
Pros: "The boarding was quick and organized. We actually took off 10 minutes earlier than our scheduled time. The crew were courteous and polite."
Cons: "The selection for the entertainment programs was not updated with the latest movies or comedy shows. Also, the classics like “Friends” only 10 episodes of one season!"
Cons: "Flight has been delayed for 1 hr without an prior notice"
Pros: "Spacious"
Cons: "Baggage weight allowed total of 22kg is too low compared to other airlines."
Pros: "Food was good"
Pros: "EVERY THING WAS SMOOTH AND ON TIME."
Cons: "NOTHING."
Pros: "Some of the flight attendants are nice"
Cons: "No Wi-fi as promised to complete my work. Food was ok"
Pros: "I love the way it was mostly empty and I got to sleep more"
Cons: "Kind of like everything"
Pros: "The chair was comfortable and tbe food was delicious."
Cons: "The movies in the tv wouldnt play during the flight"
Pros: "Aircraft was good. Seats were comfortable and crew was friendly."
Cons: "Saudi Airline's Airport terminal in Jeddah is one of the worse airports in the GCC. It is outdated, dirty, not enough seats, small, unfriendly staff and even the so called Alfursan business lounge is nothing special. I would certainly not recommend anyone to travel via this airport, particularly if they have a long connection."
Pros: "Seats are narrow, net doesn’t work, bathrooms are not clean"
Cons: "The e-Ticket wasn’t bought. I had to stay at the airport for 2 hours and finally no ticket was issued. Very disappointed. It’s my last experience with you."
Cons: "I was in business class my bag arrived the last after economy and SAUDIA agent said it is not his problem"
Pros: "Half of the plane was empty so I was able to sit anywhere and have the whole row to myself"
Cons: "Too many turbulence. Food was mediocre. Crew was professionally subpar."
Pros: "Great food, friendly staff."
Cons: "They check your ticket way too much for my liking, it is very repetitive."
Pros: "Every thing good"
Cons: "Good"
Pros: "On time, very nice crew and good entertainment!"
Cons: "Taking the bus to board the plane is not convenient"
Cons: "They cancelled my fight i didn't even got any notice until i got to airport"
Pros: "Everything was so good"
Pros: "Service is excellent"
Cons: "Food"
Pros: "Pricing"
Cons: "Late departure and Jedda ground staff not very helpful."
Cons: "Screen not working Seat 16L"
Pros: "Food was good .Service good"
Cons: "Bathroom mess ran out of toilet paper"
Cons: "Crew was grouchy. The food was over cooked."
Pros: "Arrangements"
Cons: "Jeddah terminal was one of the worst. There was no WiFi service at the terminal. In flight Service was ok. Bathrooms were terrible at Jeddah airport."
Cons: "I lost my luggages in Riyadh. Was very strict in the weight 2LBS extra was a big deal."
Pros: "Services was great, cordial staff"
Cons: "N/A"
Pros: "The young man and woman who checked us in were AMAZING. Very sweet, jovial and accommodating to the best of their ability. The crew was sweet as well and they seemingly, loved their jobs. The plane was spacious for economy and wide open. That being said, we were able to get a whole row to ourselves, which just put the icing on the cake."
Cons: "At such high altitudes, for a very long period of time and for the latter half of the flight, flying over desert sand, I became very dehydrated and constantly had to ask for water. When I asked the crew if my travel mate and I could just have our own bottle, we were given one bottle to share. As a frequent flyer I try really hard to be as little of a pain as possible, ensuring I bring everything I could possibly need with me on a flight. It is suggested, for every 2 hours you're in the air, you drink 8 oz of water, which for us would've totaled 48-56 oz. it's almost impossible to carry that much water with you while flying. That would honestly be my only gripe, full 16-24 oz bottles of water to the passengers or more water service."
Cons: "Over the food and boarding and all the other things were not good at all. The crew was nice on our return flight."
Pros: "Nothing."
Pros: "The movies were new The food was good They gave Toys to my kids"
Cons: "The headphones were in not working fine"
Pros: "Comfort, service."
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "The captain waited for complete one hour saying that he is waiting for some passengers, is it allowed to delay a flight for one hour just waiting for someone?!?!?"
Airlines flying to Gassim have enacted additional safety measures and adjusted policies to better accommodate travelers. Policies vary by airline.
Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights to Gassim
Mandatory masks
Masks required on board, masks provided on flights to Gassim
Social distancing seating
Middle seats unavailable to book on flights to Gassim
Pre-flight testing
Testing for antibodies, testing for symptoms for flights to Gassim
Flexible cancellations
Waiving of change fees. Search flexible flights to Gassim