SaudiGulf Airlines

SaudiGulf Airlines
السعودية الخليجية
IATA ICAO Callsign
6S[1] SGQ[1] SaudiGold
Founded 2013
Commenced operations 29 October 2016
Hubs King Fahd International Airport (Dammam)
Fleet size 4
Destinations 9
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)
Website www.saudigulfairlines.com

SaudiGulf Airlines (Arabic: السعودية الخليجية) is a carrier located in Dammam. SaudiGulf is owned by the Al Qahtani Group and became the country's third International carrier, after Saudia and flynas .

History

SaudiGulf Airlines was established in 2013 by Abdel Hadi Abdullah Al-Qahtani & Sons Group of Companies, a Saudi consortium of privately owned businesses.[2][3] The airline received its air operator's certificate on 22 June 2016.[4] It launched operations on 29 October 2016 with twice daily flights between Dammam and Riyadh.[5]. The airline was planning to start operation in 2015 but encountered regulatory delays with Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation.

Destinations

SaudiGulf Airlines flies to the following destinations as of August 2018[6]:

City Country Airport Notes
Abha Saudi Arabia Abha Regional Airport
Dammam Saudi Arabia King Fahd International Airport Hub[7]
Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport
Islamabad Pakistan Islamabad International Airport Begins 15 October 2018
Jeddah Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz International Airport [7]
Karachi Pakistan Jinnah International Airport Begins 16 October 2018
Lahore Pakistan Allama Iqbal International Airport Begins 16 October 2018
Riyadh Saudi Arabia King Khalid International Airport [7]
Sialkot Pakistan Sialkot International Airport Begins 19 October 2018

Fleet

A SaudiGulf Airlines Airbus A320 approaching the Toulouse airport in 2015

SaudiGulf Airlines operates the following aircraft as of August 2017:[8]

SaudiGulf Airlines fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A320-200 — 16[9] TBA
Airbus A320-200 4 — 16[10] 120 136
Total 4 16

References

  1. 1 2 "SaudiGulf Airlines". ch-aviation. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "SaudiGulf Airlines selects V2500 engines for four new aircraft". Arab News. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Saudi Gulf Airlines ready to start operation in 2014". eTurboNews. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "SaudiGulf Airlines granted license for Saudi domestic flights". Al Arabiya. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "New private airlines SaudiGulf starts domestic operations". Trade Arabia. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "SaudiGulf Airlines destinations". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 "SaudiGulf Airlines to launch on October 29". ch-aviation. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2017): 31. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  9. ↑ Alexander Cornwell (May 24, 2017). "SaudiGulf Airlines expects to agree Boeing 777 order by third quarter: CEO". Reuters. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  10. ↑ http://www.saudigulfairlines.com/en/saudigulf-experience/4/in-the-air/details/31/businessfirst-cabin

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