flyadeal

flyadeal
IATA ICAO Callsign
F3 FAD PURPLE
Founded April 2016
Commenced operations 23 September 2017
Hubs
Fleet size 8
Destinations 6
Parent company Saudia
Headquarters Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Website www.flyadeal.com

flyadeal (Arabic: طيران أديل‎) is a Saudi low-cost airline based at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. It is owned by Saudi flag carrier Saudia. The airline began operations on 23 September 2017 with flights to domestic destinations.

History

Saudia, the flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, announced the creation of flyadeal on 17 April 2016.[1][2][3] 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.[4] The airline launched flights on 23 September 2017, linking Jeddah to Riyadh.[5]

Destinations

As of May 2018, flyadeal operates to the following destinations:[5]

Saudi Arabia

Fleet

As of May 2018, flyadeal operates the following aircraft:[7][8]

flyadeal fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers
Economy		 Notes
Airbus A320-200 8 3 186[9]
Total 8 3

References

  1. ↑ "Saudia Airlines announces launching flyadeal, a new low-cost carrier" (Press release). Arab Air Carriers Organization. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Saudia launches low cost Flyadeal airline". Gulf News. Dubai. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Saudia unveils new budget carrier, flyadeal". ch-aviation. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Hanware, Khalil (19 April 2016). "Flyadeal's launch puts Saudia at higher altitude". Arab News. Jeddah. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Saudi Arabia's flyadeal commences operations". ch-aviation. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "flyadeal plans Abha launch in Feb 2018". routesonline.com. 26 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Saudi Arabia's flyadeal secures its AOC". ch-aviation. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Flyadeal fleet details". 30 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "what we fly". flyadeal.com. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
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