Saudi Arabia has announced plans for a new national airline in an announcement from Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister, as part of its Vision 2030 strategy, which is seeking to solidify the Kingdom’s position as a global logistics hub connecting the three continents.
Under the new National Transport and Logistics Strategy, Saudi Arabia intends to “advance the Kingdom’s position to become the 5th global Air Transit Passenger route, increase international destination reach to 250 destinations, alongside the launch an additional new national carrier”. He added that the Kingdom would also double its air cargo capacity to 4.5 million tonnes, “all of which will enable adjacent sectors of Hajj & Umrah and Tourism to achieve their national targets”.