Flynas, the low-cost airline based in Saudi Arabia, saw a record-breaking 47 percent rise in passengers in the first half of 2024, surpassing 7 million travelers.
The airline’s strategic expansion plans, which include fleet modernizations, higher capacity, and worldwide network expansion, are credited with this rise.
A major contributing aspect to this accomplishment is the July acquisition of 160 Airbus aircraft, which more than doubled the company’s overall orders to 280 in just seven years.
These advancements are in line with Saudi Arabia’s National Civil Aviation Strategy, which intends to connect the Kingdom with 250 international destinations and accommodate 330 million passengers by 2030, according to Bander Al-Mohanna, CEO and Managing Director of Flynas.
Al-Mohanna added that flynas’s “We Connect the World to the Kingdom” campaign, which successfully transported over 100,000 pilgrims from 20 countries in the first half of the year, supports the Pilgrims Experience Program.
He added, “Our plan will be crucial in achieving the Pilgrims Experience Program’s goals of facilitating access to the two holy mosques.
Significant investments are being made in the aviation industry as part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, which aims to diversify the economy away from oil dependency. The infrastructure, tourism, and international connectivity are the main goals of these initiatives.
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