Leading Saudi Arabian Carrier flynas Expands Operations with the Launch of Global Flight Routes

AMMAN, Jordan - Feb. 6, 2014 - PRLog -- The leading economical carrier from Saudi Arabia flynas today announced the launch of its Global Flight Routes program to begin services starting April, 2014.

flynas’ Global Flight Routes program will offer regional travelers access to affordable, high-value international air travel to three continents, namely Europe, Asia and Africa. All of flynas’ international flights will operate out of its hub in Jeddah.

The new Global destinations include: London Gatwick and Manchester in UK, Paris in France; Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Jakarta in Indonesia and Casablanca in Morocco.

“flynas is expanding its horizons to operate as a truly international carrier with the launch of our Global Flight Routes program. The expansion of our flight routes to cover long-haul destinations in Europe, Asia and Africa is a key element of our strategy to lead the airline into a new chapter of aggressive growth,” said Raja Azmi, CEO, flynas.

“We have made significant recent investments in enhancing our fleet with the acquisition of Airbus A330 aircrafts and upgrading our in-flight offering to include a 12-seat Business Class Cabin. In addition, we have upgraded to a highly customer-centric model of service for our Economy Class passengers, making high value affordable air travel accessible to all,” Mr. Azmi added.

Business Class passengers will be able to enjoy an incredibly comfortable inflight experience with a seat pitch of 60 inches and a reclinable full flat-bed, in addition to a hot meal service and unlimited hot and cold drinks. Business class passengers will also enjoy comfort-boosting services such as Lounge Access and Fast Track services, complimentary “Comfort Pack, inflight entertainment as well as individual iPad entertainment, newspapers, generous hold luggage allowance (2 pieces x 30kg) and flexible flight booking and rescheduling options.

Economy Class passengers will enjoy a high-value service at highly affordable prices, with seats offering 32” inch seat pitch, in-flight entertainment, buy-on-board meals (with the ability to pre-order preferred meal options), flexible fares that include a hold baggage allowance of 30kg, ability to pre-buy privileges such as lounge access, excess baggage, ground transport and comfort pack, and buy extra on-board in-flight entertainment.

“Our goal is to offer convenient services onboard combined with competitive fares. Our customers over the years have responded very positively to our low cost-high service model of operations and the launch of the Global Flight Routes program aims to develop this successful approach to our international operations. The expansion of our route network beyond the Middle East is a decisive step leading us towards fulfilling our goal of carrying 20 million passengers yearly by 2020,” said Raja Azmi, CEO of flynas.

“With our new A330 added aircrafts ,we will have a great service upgrades such as; the new business class cabin and the embracing of smarter onboard entertainment technologies fall in line perfectly with the expectations of both, cosmopolitan regional and international customers. The launch of our Global Flight Routes program will take us from Saudi Arabia to the World, towards our goal to be a truly global carrier,” added Azmi.