The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation said on Sunday that an alliance of three businesses, including the UAE’s Air Arabia, has won a proposal to run a new national low-cost airline in Saudi Arabia.
By 2030, the airline will have 45 planes flying to 24 domestic and 57 overseas locations, carrying 10 million passengers. In order to improve aviation connectivity in the Eastern Region, increase seat capacity, and provide customers with more competitive options, the new airline would operate flights from its hub at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam.
The new airline intends to improve “air connectivity for the Eastern Region, increase seat capacity, and to provide competitive travel options for passengers,” according to Abdulaziz Al Duailej, President of Civil Aviation.
According to Saleh al-Jasser, the Kingdom’s Minister of Transport and Logistic Services, the recently launched airline would “contribute to enhancing competition” and provide passengers more choices. According to the government, it would also provide more than 2,400 job possibilities.
“We are honored to have been chosen by the General Authority of Civil Aviation to establish a new national low-cost airline with its headquarters located in Dammam,” stated Adel Al Ali, Air Arabia’s Group CEO.
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