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Founded | 2013 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 29 October 2016 | ||||||
Hubs | King Fahd International Airport (Dammam) | ||||||
Fleet size | 4 (January 2017) | ||||||
Destinations | 3 (October 2016) | ||||||
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) |
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Website | www |
Tariq Abdul-Hadi Al-Qahtani (Chairman)
SaudiGulf Airlines (Arabic: السعودية الخليجية) is a new carrier located in Dammam, planning to commence domestic services in Saudi Arabia on October 2016 with a fleet of four Airbus A320 aircraft. The airline was planning to launch in 1Q 2015 but has encountered regulatory delays with Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation. SaudiGulf is owned by the Al Qahtani Group and became the country's third domestic carrier, after Saudia and flynas .
SaudiGulf Airlines was established in 2013 by Abdel Hadi Abdullah Al-Qahtani & Sons Group of Companies, a Saudi consortium of privately owned businesses. The airline received its air operator's certificate on 22 June 2016. It launched operations on 29 October 2016 with twice daily flights between Dammam and Riyadh.
SaudiGulf Airlines flies to the following destinations in Saudi Arabia as of October 2016:
SaudiGulf Airlines operates the following aircraft as of January 2017: