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Travel Daily News
02-06-2025
- Business
- Travel Daily News
flynas lunches direct flights Medina – Al Baha and Riyadh
flynas expands with Medina-Al Baha, Riyadh-Damascus routes, boosting its network and fleet under Saudi Vision 2030's aviation goals. RIYADH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA – flynas, leading low-cost airline in the world and the best LCC in the Middle East, announced adding a new domestic route with direct flights between Medina and Al Baha, further expanding flynas network, in line with the company expansion plan and the national objectives in the aviation sector As of July 3, two weekly flights will be operated from Medina, one of the four flynas operations bases around the Kingdom, to Al Baha. Currently, flynas operates 139 routes to over 70 domestic and international destinations across 30 countries, with more than 2,000 weekly flights. Since its launch in 2007, it has carried over 80 million passengers. The airline aims to reach 165 domestic and international destinations as part of its growth and expansion strategy aligned with Saudi Vision 2030. Also, the airline announced launching direct flights Between Riyadh and Damascus as of June 5, adding the Syrian capital to its ever-growing network within the framework of the company's regional expansion, to meet travelers needs and to enhance air connectivity between Saudi Arabia and the countries of the region, and in line with the national objectives in the aviation sector in the Kingdom. Adding Damascus to flynas ever-expanding network is the latest step in its growth and expansion plan, launched under the title 'We Connect the World to the Kingdom,' in parallel with the objectives of the National Civil Aviation Strategy to enable national air carriers to contribute to connecting KSA with 250 International destinations and to accommodate 330 million passengers and to host 150 million tourists yearly by 2030 and the objectives of the Pilgrims Experience Program (PEP) to facilitate access to the Two Holy Mosques. Bander Almohanna, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of flynas, said: 'We are pleased to resume our flights to Syria. flynas has always been a pioneer in providing air routes between the Kingdom and various Syrian cities. We previously operated direct flights from Riyadh and Jeddah to Damascus, Aleppo, and Latakia, reaffirming our commitment to strengthening the connectivity between the two brotherly nations. Now, we are returning to relaunch our operations to the Syrian capital.' Delivery of the 4th new A320neo since the beginning of 2025 flynas took delivery of the 4th new Airbus A320neo in 2025, in line with flynas growth and expansion plan, launched under the title 'We Connect the World to the Kingdom', in parallel with the objectives of the National Civil Aviation Strategy to enable national air carriers to contribute to connecting KSA with 250 International destinations and to accommodate 330 million passengers and to host 150 million tourists yearly by 2030 and the objectives of the Pilgrims Experience Program (PEP) to facilitate access to the Two Holy Mosques. The latest delivery raises A320neo share to 57 aircraft in flynas' all-Airbus fleet that currently consists of 63 aircraft, including 4 A320ceo and two wide-body A330neo aircraft. Last July, flynas signed an agreement with Airbus to purchase 160 new aircraft, including 30 A330neo wide-body aircraft and 130 single-aisle aircraft, bringing the volume of its aircraft orders to 280 aircraft within seven years, making it one of the largest aircraft purchase orders in the region, in order to keep pace with the aviation sector growth in the Kingdom with the support of the Saudi Vision 2030 programs. flynas operates 139 routes to more than 70 domestic and international destinations in 30 countries with more than 2000 weekly flights and has flown more than 80 million passengers since its launch in 2007, with the aim to reach 165 domestic and international destinations within its growth and expansion plan, and in line with the objectives of Vision 2030.
Arab News
22-05-2025
- Science
- Arab News
Black mulberry and damask rose seedlings distributed to farmers in Baha
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's National Research and Development Center for Sustainable Agriculture — known as Estidamah — has distributed over 20,000 black mulberry and damask rose seedlings to farmers in Al-Baha. The initiative, carried out through the center's tissue culture laboratory, is part of efforts to support farmers and transfer modern agricultural techniques to areas with comparative advantages. It continues Estidamah's contribution to a former agricultural project which saw 52,000 black mulberry, damask rose and strawberry seedlings distributed across the area. The aim is to introduce new types of seedlings, increase production efficiency and achieve a qualitative leap in the region's agricultural landscape. It reflects the center's keenness to support sustainable agricultural development by spreading highly economically viable plant varieties, which are propagated using tissue culture techniques to ensure quality, genetic purity and suitability to the targeted climatic and environmental conditions. The center continues to implement several programs that aid farmers by providing research and technical solutions based on sustainable agricultural practices, achieving optimal efficiency in using resources and maximizing production value, in line with National Agriculture Strategy objectives.
Argaam
11-05-2025
- Business
- Argaam
Al Baha files complain against former board members
Al Baha Investment and Development Co. filed on May 8 a complaint with the Capital Market Authority (CMA) against former board members, who served from Feb. 10, 2010, to Feb. 9, 2013. In a statement to Tadawul, Al Baha said the former board members had signed a contract to sell company assets under which the company acquired a crusher, a cement concrete project, and a hollow core project from Al-Sateaa Modern Contracting Co. for SAR 86 million. The company paid SAR 10 million in cash, while the remainder will be paid in kind as a waiver of Al Baha's entire assets. Al Baha will pay 50% of the land price of the Al Murooj project in Taif. The land spans an area of 114,000 square meters. The assets also include a 993,000-square-meter land plot located west of the western corner of Al Aqiq Governorate Airport, where a poultry project with all its facilities and fixed and movable assets is located. Moreover, Al Baha holds a stake in Al Baha Private College Co., estimated at SAR 18 million. The company is seeking compensation of SAR 100 million, in addition to attorney fees, and it will provide further updates as necessary. Al Baha expects a financial impact of SAR 100 million, along with the reversal of a previous provision amounting to SAR 84 million. The company also anticipates financial compensation of SAR 15.99 million due to the damage incurred by the company and its shareholders as a result of the stock suspension, in addition to attorney fees.
CairoScene
12-03-2025
- Business
- CairoScene
Saudi Date Production Achieves Self-Sufficiency Rate of 124%
Date palm cultivation covers a vast area of approximately 165,000 hectares, with an annual output exceeding 1.6 million tons. The Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture has announced that Saudi Arabia has achieved a self-sufficiency rate of 124% in date production, with an annual output exceeding 1.6 million tons. This milestone is the result of efforts by the ministry and its affiliated entities to develop and expand the palm date industry through innovations in agricultural techniques and improvements in production quality. Date palm cultivation covers a vast area of approximately 165,000 hectares. The Riyadh region leads in date production with an annual yield of 436,112 tons, followed by Qassim with 390,698 tons. Other major producers include Madinah with 263,283 tons and the Eastern Region with 203,069 tons. Smaller regional producers include Hail (73,298 tons), Al Jouf (65,020 tons), Makkah (64,095 tons), Asir (55,225 tons), Tabuk (52,792 tons), Najran (9,837 tons), Al Baha (2,969 tons), the Northern Borders (1,314 tons) and Jazan (111 tons). This achievement was highlighted as part of the Harvest Season campaign, which aims to boost the production and consumption of local products, diversify into new fruits, improve awareness about agricultural products, and support local farmers by enhancing their profitability through increased familiarity with seasonal fruit cultivation options.
