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Riyadh Air
« on: June 06, 2023, 10:47:36 AM »
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Riyadh Air is being set up as a competitor to Etihad, Emirates, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines. It has serious people behind it as well, of course, as a bottomless pit of oil money. The CEO is Tony Douglas who ran Etihad for many years, although his legacy there is questionable. I also know expats who are leaving Qatar Airways to work for Riyadh Air.

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The airline has 39 firm orders for Boeing 787-9 aircraft, with options for a further 33.

Services are due to launch in 2024, eventually operating from the new six runway King Salman International Airport being built in Riyadh. The plan is to be flying to 100 destinations by 2030.

(For comparison, Dubai International and Doha Hamad only have two runways. Amsterdam Schiphol has six.)

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Apart from that, very little is known:

Why is Saudi Arabia setting up a 2nd national airline instead of growing SAUDIA?
Will it be part of an airline alliance (SAUDIA is in SkyTeam)?
Will it be a ‘dry’ airline?
How does it fit into the grand plans to grow tourism to Saudi Arabia which, pilgrimage traffic aside, is exeptionally low at the moment?
The answers to these questions will become clearer over the next 12-18 months. Like it or not – and Saudi Arabia clearly has a long way to go before it reaches the levels of the UAE in terms of attracting tourists – you’re going to be hearing a lot more about it.
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Re: Riyadh Air
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2023, 10:49:34 AM »
Quote from: AMH on June 06, 2023, 10:47:36 AM


Why is Saudi Arabia setting up a 2nd national airline instead of growing SAUDIA?
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Re: Riyadh Air
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2023, 11:44:57 AM »
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Re: Riyadh Air
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2023, 11:52:19 AM »
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Re: Riyadh Air
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2023, 04:58:47 PM »
Quote from: Dan on July 03, 2023, 11:52:19 AM
No real questions or answers.
CEO sounds like a clown, can't believe this guy actually once ran major airlines
"its been fun and exciting designing new livery"-HUH?
Sounds like kid dreaming up opening airline and just can't think of a catchy name, total joke
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