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Founded | April 2016 | ||||||
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Operating bases | King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah | ||||||
Parent company | Saudia | ||||||
Headquarters | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||||||
Website | www |
Flyadeal (Arabic: طيران أديل) is a proposed Saudi low-cost airline to be based at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. It is owned by Saudi flag carrier Saudia. The airline expects to launch operations in mid-2017 with flights to domestic destinations.
Saudia, the flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, announced the creation of Flyadeal on 17 April 2016. The venture is part of Saudia Group's SV2020 Transformation Strategy, which aims to elevate the group's units into world-class organisations by 2020. Flyadeal will cater to domestic travellers, Hajj and Umrah pilgrims, and the rising number of tourists to Saudi Arabia, among other groups.
Flyadeal will initially operate flights to major domestic destinations, including Riyadh and Dammam, before expanding to regional markets.
Flyadeal will lease six Airbus A320-200s, whose delivery will begin in the second half of 2017.