THE SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES (SAA) HAS INCREASED THE NUMBER OF ITS FLIGHTS BETWEEN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA AND LONDON TO 12 NON-STOP FLIGHTS WEEKLY, INCLUDING FIVE FLIGHTS BETWEEN RIYADH AND LONDON, A CONNECTING FLIGHT THROUGH DAMMAM, IN ADDITION TO SEVEN FLIGHTS BETWEEN JEDDAH AND LONDON. ABDULLAH AL-HUSSEINI, THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SAA'S OFFICES IN EUROPE AND AMERICA, SAID SAA IS PLANNING TO OPERATE TWO FLIGHTS WEEKLY TO MANCHESTER EFFECTIVE FROM JUNE 22, 2007. HE NOTED THAT NEGOTIATIONS ARE UNDERWAY BETWEEN THE SAUDI AND BRITISH SIDES TO OPERATE FLIGHTS TO BIRMINGHAM IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE NEXT YEAR. AL-HUSEINI POINTED OUT THAT OPERATING FLIGHTS TO A NUMBER OF BRITISH CITIES COMES IN LINE WITH SAA'S PLAN TO OPEN NEW MARKETS IN EUROPE AND TO INCREASE ITS SHARE IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL MARKET AS WELL AS SERVING THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS WHO TRAVEL TO EUROPE . --MORE
