The super-rich are paying up to £260,000 to flee the Middle East on private jets, it has emerged. The sharp rise in demand for an emergency exit is pushing prices for SUVs and private jets up, as it has been reported that private jets from Riyadh to Europe now cost up to $350,000 (£260,000). The airport has five passenger terminals and usually flies to Europe, America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. The rich are fleeing from the Middle East through Saudi Arabia on private jets, costing up to £260,000An empty terminal at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport yesterday. Torbjorn Soltvedt, Middle East analyst at risk intelligence firm Verisk Maplecroft, said it showed Gulf energy infrastructure is now 'squarely in Iran’s sights'.

Source: Daily Mail March 02, 2026 18:51 UTC