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Monday, May 20, 2024 Saudia Group has unveiled the biggest aircraft transaction in Saudi aviation history with Airbus on the opening day of the Future Aviation Forum 2024, hosted at Riyadh’s King Abdulaziz International Conference Center under the sponsorship of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. This pivotal deal includes 105 aircraft and is a milestone for both Saudi aviation and the broader MENA region. The signing ceremony was attended by dignitaries, including His Excellency the Minister of Transport and Logistics Services and Chairman of Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation, Engr.

Saleh Al-Jasser, as well as ambassadors, key aviation sector figures, and media and industry experts in travel, aviation, and transportation. The agreement, sealed by H.E.



Engr. Ibrahim Al Omar, Director General of Saudia Group, and Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, Executive Vice President Sales of the Commercial Aircraft Business, involves A320neo and A321neo models. Saudia will acquire 54 A321neo planes, while flyadeal, the group’s budget airline, will take 12 A320neo and 39 A321neo aircraft.

These new planes are key to Saudia Group’s mission to connect the world to the Kingdom, supporting vital Saudi Vision 2030 goals like enhancing transportation capacity to 330 million guests, expanding destinations to 250 by 2030, boosting tourism to attract 150 million visits, and increasing Umrah pilgrim capacity to 30 million by the same year. The aircraft feature spacious cabins with modern interiors.

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