Saudi budget airline launches direct flights to London and Manchester « ASHARQ AL-AWSAT

Saudi budget airline launches direct flights to London and Manchester « ASHARQ AL-AWSAT:



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London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi budget airline Flynas has launched two new long-haul flight routes to the UK, the first step in the company’s expansion into Europe. 




The carrier will launch three weekly flights from Jeddah to London’s Gatwick Airport on April 8, and three per week from Jeddah to Manchester Airport on May 2.



At a news conference in London on Tuesday, Sulaiman Al-Hamdan, the chief executive of Nas Holding, the company which owns the carrier, told Asharq Al-Awsat that launching new routes to destinations such as London and Manchester reflected the importance of the destinations, and was a response to the growing demand for flights to the UK to and from Saudi Arabia.



Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, Flynas Chief Executive Raja Azmi said: “Long-haul flights were part of our vision for the future and part of the five-year plan that started in 2009.”"



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