Saudia May Place Order For Boeing Widebody Aircraft At Farnborough
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) could order up to 20 Boeing widebody aircraft as early as the Farnborough Airshow in the UK later this month, according to industry insiders.
The carrier has been cont...
July 05, 2018635Category: Travel
SAR Achieved Significant Growth Of 139 Percent In The Number Of Passengers
The Saudi Railway Company (SAR) has achieved a significant growth of 139 percent in the number of passengers on its trains during the second quarter of 2018, compared to the same period last year.
Am...
July 09, 2018628Category: Travel
Travelers Can Now Pass Through The Rub Al-Khali Desert
Travelers can now pass through the Rub Al-Khali (Empty Quarter) desert, the largest contiguous sand desert in the world, on a road that links Saudi Arabia to Oman.
The road, which is surrounded by ...
July 11, 20181153Category: Travel
Flight School Is Opening Doors For Saudi Women
A flight school in Saudi Arabia is opening its doors for women, following the end of a decades-long driving ban.
Oxford Aviation Academy, a leading trainer and crew recruiter, has already received ...
July 18, 2018791Category: Travel
Saudi Arabian Airlines Targets Transporting More Than 1.1 Million Pilgrims
Saudi Arabian Airlines, Saudia, continues to successfully implement the Hajj operational plan, which targets transporting more than 1.1 million pilgrims from different countries during the arrival and...
July 28, 2018494Category: Travel
Pilots Suspended After Jet Airways Plane Overshoots Runway At Riyadh Airport
India’s aviation regulator has reportedly suspended two pilots after a plane overshot a runway at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
According to media reports, the Directorate Gene...
August 07, 2018535Category: Travel
Saudia Airlines Suspends Flights To Toronto
Saudia Airlines said in a post on its official Twitter account on Monday that it was suspending flights to and from Toronto, the latest in a series of measures the kingdom announced on Monday in its d...
August 07, 2018592Category: Travel
Saudia Ranks Top In List Of Improving Brand Vogue
Saudi Arabian Airlines has ranked first in a list of the most improved companies in “brand vogue,” as Saudia topped other airlines operating in the Kingdom in the area of improving quality...
August 14, 2018505Category: Travel
Uzbekistan Airways Opening Regular Flights To Saudi Arabia
Uzbekistan Airways is opening the regular Tashkent-Jeddah flights beginning from October 28, the Uzbek carrier announced.
The flights will be operated twice a week. These are the first direct regul...
August 16, 2018539Category: Travel
606 Bangladeshi Hajj Aspirants Could Not Fly To Saudi Arabia
A total of 606 people could not fly to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj this year for various reasons, including illness, death and negligence of hajj agencies, said Religious Affairs Minister Principal M...
August 16, 2018532Category: Travel
Malaysia Airlines Launching A380 Flights To Saudi Arabia
Malaysia Airlines has obviously had a very rough ride the past several years, following their loss of two 777s just weeks apart. The airline was already struggling before, and those accidents exacerba...
August 21, 2018530Category: Travel
5 Saudi Female Pilots Get GACA License
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has issued five licenses for Saudi female pilots permitting them to work as captains on Saudi Arabian Airlines aircraft.
The issuance of licenses to S...
August 28, 2018655Category: Travel
Pakistan Community In Riyadh Raises Issue Of High Family Visa Fee
Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki, visited the Pakistani Embassy in Riyadh on Friday. Ambassador Khan Hasham Bin Saddique welcomed his guest and thanked him for the courtesy visit....
September 01, 2018595Category: Travel
Saudia Signs Codeshare Agreement With Garuda Indonesia
Saudia Airlines has signed a codeshare agreement with its partner in SkyTeam Airline Alliance, Garuda Indonesia Airlines to expand domestic destinations in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, as well as other...
September 04, 2018523Category: Travel
Saudi Private Airlines Receives License To Operate As Ground Services Provider
Saudi Ground Servicess (SGS), the aviation arm of the Saudi Arabian Airlines has received licensing from the General Aviation Authority, to work as a ground services provider with special standards wh...
September 06, 2018555Category: Travel
Saudi Arabia Begins Direct Flights To Irbil From Early October
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), the Kingdom’s national flag carrier, announced it will launch its second destination to Iraq, to the northern city of Irbil from Oct. 1 this year.
The new route...
September 09, 2018583Category: Travel