Qatar Airways said on Wednesday it is to significantly increase services to Saudi Arabia with the introduction of a fourth destination and additional services to existing markets, representing a 71 percent rise in flights.The western Saudi city of Madinah becomes the Doha-based airline’s newest destination with four flights a week, beginning July 14.

Madinah is the second holiest city of Islam after Makkah and home to the three oldest mosques in the Islamic religion.The new route launch is in addition to increased capacity to Saudi Arabia’s two largest cities  the capital Riyadh and Red Sea port city of Jeddah, which saw their daily services rise to double daily, effective June 1.