SaudiGulf Airlines
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Founded | 2013 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 29 October 2016 | ||||||
Hubs | King Fahd International Airport (Dammam) | ||||||
Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
Destinations | 9 | ||||||
Parent company | Abdel Hadi Abdullah Al-Qahtani & Sons Group of Companies | ||||||
Headquarters | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | ||||||
Key people | Tariq Abdul-Hadi Al-Qahtani (Chairman) Samer Majali (CEO) | ||||||
Website | www |
SaudiGulf Airlines (Arabic: السعودية الخليجية) is a carrier located in Dammam. SaudiGulf is owned by the Al Qahtani Group and became the country's third International carrier, after Saudia and flynas .
History
SaudiGulf Airlines was established in 2013 by Abdel Hadi Abdullah Al-Qahtani & Sons Group of Companies, a Saudi consortium of privately owned businesses.[2][3] The airline received its air operator's certificate on 22 June 2016.[4] It launched operations on 29 October 2016 with twice daily flights between Dammam and Riyadh.[5]. The airline was planning to start operation in 2015 but encountered regulatory delays with Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation.
Destinations
SaudiGulf Airlines flies to the following destinations as of August 2018[6]:
City | Country | Airport | Notes |
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Abha | Saudi Arabia | Abha Regional Airport | |
Dammam | Saudi Arabia | King Fahd International Airport | Hub[7] |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Dubai International Airport | |
Islamabad | Pakistan | Islamabad International Airport | Begins 15 October 2018[1] |
Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | King Abdulaziz International Airport | [7] |
Karachi | Pakistan | Jinnah International Airport | Begins 16 October 2018 |
Lahore | Pakistan | Allama Iqbal International Airport | Begins 16 October 2018 |
Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | King Khalid International Airport | [7] |
Sialkot | Pakistan | Sialkot International Airport | Begins 19 October 2018 |
Fleet
SaudiGulf Airlines operates the following aircraft as of August 2017:[8]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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C | Y | Total | |||||
Airbus A220-300 | — | 16[9] | TBA | ||||
Airbus A320-200 | 4 | — | 16[10] | 120 | 136 | ||
Total | 4 | 16 |
References
- ^ a b "SaudiGulf Airlines". ch-aviation. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "SaudiGulf Airlines selects V2500 engines for four new aircraft". Arab News. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Saudi Gulf Airlines ready to start operation in 2014". eTurboNews. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "SaudiGulf Airlines granted license for Saudi domestic flights". Al Arabiya. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "New private airlines SaudiGulf starts domestic operations". Trade Arabia. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "SaudiGulf Airlines destinations". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "SaudiGulf Airlines to launch on October 29". ch-aviation. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2017): 31.
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(help) - ^ Alexander Cornwell (May 24, 2017). "SaudiGulf Airlines expects to agree Boeing 777 order by third quarter: CEO". Reuters. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ http://www.saudigulfairlines.com/en/saudigulf-experience/4/in-the-air/details/31/businessfirst-cabin
External links
Media related to SaudiGulf Airlines at Wikimedia Commons