Alexandria Airlines has been launched as the first private carrier in the history of air travel between Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Arab News reported today. Its first Boeing 737 flight landed at King Abdul Aziz International Airport here with 140 passengers on board over the weekend. The new airline has a schedule of four weekly flights between the King Abdul Aziz International and Alexandria airports. “Alexandria Airlines is the first private Egyptian aviation company to obtain approval from the Kingdom's General Authority of Civil Aviation,” an official of the local agent for Alexandria Airlines, told Arab News. The airline includes Boeing 737, Airbus and other aircraft. He added that flights would be scheduled every Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Wednesday. “The next step will be to enable flights between Alexandria and other cities such as Riyadh and Dammam,” he added. “This is part of the company's plans to expand to other Gulf destinations including Jordan, Kuwait and Syria.”
