Saudi Arabian Airlines

Saudi Airlines to operate first flight

Riyadh - Muslimchronicle

State-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines will launch its first flight to Baghdad in 27 years on Monday, state media said, amid a thaw in ties between the Arab neighbours. The airline, also known as Saudia, will depart from the Red Sea city of Jeddah barely two weeks after Saudi budget carrier flynas made the first commercial flight from Riyadh to BaghdadRead more

Qatar bans Saudi planes from landing to transport Qatari pilgrims

JEDDAH - Musimchronicle

Saudi Arabian Airlines has so far been unable to schedule its flights to transport Qatari pilgrims from Hamad International Airport in Doha due to lack of permission from Qatari authorities, said Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines Saleh Al-Jasser. Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted Al-Jasser as saying that Qatari authorities have not allowed Saudi Arabian Airlines' planes to land despiteRead more

Mövenpick Resort Al Nawras chefs cook up a storm in contest

Jeddah - Arab Today

Chefs from Jeddah’s Mövenpick Resort Al-Nawras cooked up a storm to be crowned champions of the kitchen at Saudi Arabia’s first-ever inter-hotel culinary competition. Pitted off against ten of the Kingdom’s finest hotels, the Mövenpick team came out on top as the chefs’ cooking prowess was put to the test by the contest’s “Mystery Box” challenge. Each team was givenRead more

Saudi Arabian Airlines to take first direct flight to Multan

Jeddah - Arab Today

Saudi Arabian Airlines is set to launch its first direct flight from Jeddah to the Pakistani city of Multan from Saturday, April 1. Eight weekly round-trip flights have been scheduled. Saudi Arabian Airlines spokesman Abdulrahman Al-Taiyeb said it is part of the company’s plan to expand its international destination network based on operational and marketing studies, and on the optimalRead more

Jeddah to put up check-in hall outside King Abdulaziz Airport

Jeddah - Arab Today

Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, adviser to King Salman and governor of Makkah region, has instructed that a luggage delivery and travel procedures service center be established in Jeddah. The center, to be built in collaboration with the Integration Development Center, will be completed in five months. Saudi Arabian Airlines will use the facility. Its location in the Al-Rawdah neighborhood, on PrinceRead more

Saudi Airlines taps Tawuniya for medical insurance services

Jeddah - Arab Today

Saudi Arabian Airlines has signed a medical health insurance contract with the Company for Cooperative Insurance (Tawuniya). Tawuniya will provide medical insurance services to the employees of Saudi Airlines and their families, as well as those of companies and strategic business units that belong to Saudi Airlines. It will also give these employees access to quality health care services throughRead more

Gang of thieves aboard planes busted

Jeddah - Arab Today

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) recently thwarted schemes by international gangs to carry out thefts onboard The schemes involved rummaging passengers’ bags and stealing their money and belongings while they were asleep or in toilets. Mansour Al-Bader, media and public relations director at Saudia, confirmed that Saudi Arabian Airlines crew successfully thwarted three robbery attempts during the month of October, whichRead more

Saudi Airlines to recruit more women in catering

Jeddah - Arab Today

Saudi Arabian Airlines is planning to hire more women in the airline’s catering division. While opening Alfursan internal lounge at the departure terminal 5 at the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabian Airlines Director General Saleh Al-Jasser said nearly 300 women will be employed in the national carrier’s premises in Jeddah and Madinah Wajdy Al-Ghabban, CEO of SaudiRead more

Airport busy as pilgrims begin return journey

Jeddah - Arab Today

Saudi Arabian Airlines started on Thursday transporting pilgrims back to their home countries. The airline’s operations involve transporting pilgrims domestically, to the GCC countries and to other countries. The first domestic flight for pilgrims departed from Jeddah to Hofuf at 8 a.m. with 350 pilgrims on board; other flights will be leaving for Riyadh, Dammam, Tabuk, Qassim and Hofuf untilRead more

Profits of listed agro food firms down 29% to SR1.98bn in H1

Riyadh - Arab Today

Profits of the listed food and agro firms dropped by 29 percent to SR1.98 billion in the first half of the current year compared to SR2.47 billion in H1, 2015, according to a financial report. Likewise, net profits of the sector dropped by 6 percent in Q2, 2016 to SR1.24 billion compared to SR1.32 billion in Q2, 2015, but grew byRead more