This Saudi Airline Hopes to Triple in Size: The CEO’s Plan For Getting There
Photo Credit: Flyadeal operates an all-Airbus fleet of A320 Family aircraft. Flyadeal / Flyadeal
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To get there, the Saudi airline sector is growing faster than almost anywhere on the planet.
New carrier Riyadh Air has grabbed most of the attention. However, there’s another shift underway: The rise of the Saudi low-cost airline.
Flyadeal is the budget subsidiary of Saudia, the country’s national carrier. Since launching in 2017, it’s grown to become one of the nation’s biggest low-cost operators.
By the end of the decade, flyadeal is set to triple in size, from 32 planes today, to almost 100. Dozens of new destinations are set to be added to its route map, with international links into Europe and the Indian subcontinent.
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