Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAA) will commence flight operations to three new Indian destinations this week. The airlines will operate three flights a week to Lucknow, effective March 28; two flights a week to Bangalore, effective March 30; and four flights a week to Kozhikode, starting March 31, said Abdullah Bin Mushabbab Al-Ajhar, Saudia vice president for Public Relations. SAA did not release the detailed schedules but said the flights would serve passengers from Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam. “The additions affirm the continuous increase in air travel to this part of the world,” Al-Ajhar said. The airline's strategic plan is to expand its route network to include high traffic destinations with potentially higher yields, he said. Boeing B757 aircraft would be used for all flights to the new destinations, he said. With the new destinations SAA (Saudia) will reach eight cities in India. Abdullah Bin Mushabbab Al-Ajhar, VP Public Relations, said SAA is keen on fulfilling all operation and traffic requirements on this sector, and any other viable international sector. Saudia carried 334,251 passengers and uplifted 14,880,336 kg of cargo out of India in 2008.
