Furthering the development plans of Al Tayyar Travel Group Holding to diversify their international operations, the group signed a partnership agreement with the Aegean Airlines becoming an exclusive sales agency for the Greek airlines in KSA. The signing of accord was done during a ceremony held last Wednesday in Riyadh, where the partnership contract was signed by Al Tayyar Travel Group Holding CEO Abdullah bin Nasser Al Dawood and the Aegean Airlines International Sales Manager Yiannis Pantazopoulos. Commenting on the partnership, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Director and Managing Director Dr. Nasser Al Tayyar affirmed that the celebrations also included various discussions with the officials of the airline to review opportunities for collaboration between the two parties to strengthen their communication and consultancy services. He added “our meeting with Aegean Airlines officials marks the opening of a new operations point within the region and launching of flights from the Kingdom to multiple new destinations in the world.” He acknowledged and commended the industry leadership of Aegean Airlines in Europe, as it drives the largest airlines network in the European region, operating several daily flights to cities in Europe and across the world. It is a significant link between Saudi and European cities and the Middle East as well as other global travel destinations. Dr. Al Tayyar further said “we are pleased to enter into this partnership with Aegean Airlines which is a member of the international organization Star Alliance and was awarded the Best Regional Airline in 2014. ATG's selection as an Exclusive Sales Agent partner is complemented as ATG is the best travel and tourism group in the Middle East and Gulf Region.” Aegean Airlines operates scheduled and charter services from Athens and Thessaloniki to 87 international destinations, including 32 European countries and 33 domestic destinations with 8 Greek bases. In 2015, the airline will add 17 new international destinations. — SG
