nas air, the first budget carrier in the Kingdom, will be opening a nonstop route effective Oct. 16 from Sharjah to Madina on Thursdays and from Madina to Sharjah on Saturdays. Taher Agueel, CEO of Saudi National Air Services said: “We are delighted to be adding more destinations to continue to give the opportunity to more Muslims from around the world the opportunity to visit Al Madina, the second holiest city in Islam.” “nasair operates a fleet of brand new aircraft on all of its domestic and international network, offering passenger more comfort and overall reliability. This underlines nas air's policy to provide quality travel opportunities with the low and affordable fares” he added. The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) records in the Kingdom shows that total passenger traffic at Prince Mohammed Bin Abdul Aziz Airport in Madina continues to witness an impressive growth from 1.6 milion passenger in 2005 to 2.6 million for this year. With citizens of Madina and business owners getting ready to receive pilgrims, nasair announcement comes at a perfect time. nasair - a strategic business unit of the National Air Services (NAS) - is the first budget airline licensed to operate flights from Riyadh. nasair connects the capital Riyadh with all other airports in the Kingdom with over 250 weekly flights and other new international capitals . nasair plans to break 10 million passenger target by the fifth year of operation when fleet size is expected to include 19 aircrafts.
