Under the leadership of the Crown Prince, the Public Investment Fund continued to launch projects aimed at strengthening the local economy in line with Saudi Vision 2030, and the godfather of the vision announced last March the establishment of Riyadh Airlines to enhance the Kingdom’s strategic position to become a global center for transportation and logistics services, and the new air carrier is a new bridge for Riyadh ( Gateway to the World), and to be one of the leading airlines in the world, through an advanced fleet of aircraft according to the latest modern technologies, and to adopt the best international standards of sustainability and safety.
The step of launching Riyadh Air comes to achieve the objectives of the national strategy for transport and logistics services through the development of the air transport sector, and to enhance the Kingdom's strategic location that connects 3 of the most important continents of the world (Asia, Africa and Europe).
The company will contribute to enhancing the competitiveness of national companies by raising capacities to accommodate larger numbers of passengers, and increasing the capacity of freight, which contributes to attracting passenger traffic and connecting them to more than 100 destinations around the world by 2030, and the portfolio companies of the Public Investment Fund will contribute to enabling the local aviation system. enhance its global competitiveness; Most notably, the "Riyadh Airlines" and King Salman International Airport, in addition to the helicopter company and the aircraft leasing company.
The future plans of "Riyadh Aviation" are in line with the national strategy for transportation and logistics services in the air transport sector, which aims to reach 330 million passengers by 2030, and increase domestic and international connectivity with flights to more than 250 destinations.
Okaz (Riyadh) @OKAZ_online