flynas increases capacity to 480,000 seats for summer flights to cater to Taif, Abha and Al Baha – domestic destinations

flynas announced that it has increased the seat capacity on its domestic flights to Taif, Abha, and Al-Baha to more than 480,000 seats, an increase of 21% during the summer season for this year compared to the same period last year, with an average of 30 flights per day for three months, intending to enhance domestic tourism during the summer of 2024, in conjunction with taking delivery of the 52nd new aircraft out of an order to purchase 120 A320neo aircraft from Airbus.

Bander Almohanna, CEO and Managing Director of flynas, stated that increasing seat capacity to domestic summer destinations confirms flynas commitment to promoting its role as a national carrier in supporting and empowering the tourism sector in the Kingdom and achieving its ambitious goals set by the Saudi Vision 2030 in cooperation and integration with the relevant authorities in the tourism and aviation sectors.

“This increase in seat capacity also comes in response to the preferences of our traveling guests and the increasing demand for domestic destinations during the summer season from all flynas operation bases around the Kingdom,” Almohanna added.

“Taking delivery of new aircraft, flynas will continue to double its operational capacities and achieve its goals in line with the remarkable growth in the fleet size, within the framework of its strategic plan for growth and expansion, launched under the slogan “We Connect the World to the Kingdom,” in parallel with the objectives of the National Civil Aviation Strategy to enable national air carriers to contribute to connecting KSA with 250 International destinations and to accommodate 330 million passengers and to host 100 million tourists yearly by 2030.

Direct flights to Taif, Abha, and Al-Baha depart from the four flynas operation bases in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, and Madinah. The increase in seat capacity for these domestic destinations also aims to provide more options for guests traveling in the period from June 1 to August 31 for the summer of 2024, while the 52nd new A320neo aircraft joined flynas fleet last week.

The latest A320neo aircraft is the fifth of its kind received by flynas since the beginning of 2024, and the leading LCC is due to receive other batches during the year of the aircraft, which is considered the most advanced, environmentally friendly and most fuel-efficient single-aisle aircraft worldwide, reinforcing flynas commitment to sustainability and environmental protection.