Nasair, the Saudi national carrier celebrates the national day at airports kingdom-wide

Press release
Published September 26th, 2011 - 10:10 GMT

Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

nasair, Saudi Arabia’s national carrier, celebrated this year’s Saudi National Day by offering Customers free travel on all scheduled domestic Saudi flights for the duration of the momentous holiday. Over 2000 Customers flew for free on nasair’s various routes linking Riyadh, Jeddah, Madinah, Dammam, Abha and Gizan on Friday, September 23rd.

Saudi Arabian Customers, both citizens and expats, on these flights were greeted with traditional treats such as Arabic coffee and dates upon checking-in for their free nasair flights, joining with nasair staff to commemorate the culture and pride of the Kingdom on the National Day along with their kids who received Saudi flags and green balloons painted with the national emblem. On board the 21 domestic flights that took of on September 23rd, all Customers travelling to celebrate with family, friends or co-workers, were offered free beverages and chocolates to make their in-flight experience a national carrier celebration in itself.

Suliman Al Hamdan, CEO of NAS Holding, said, “Before business and profit, come respect and pride. nasair is proud to be the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s national carrier and respects the nation from which it has grown and strives to give back to. This domestic offer represented an opportunity our airline took to really give back to Saudi Arabia and its people, an opportunity to show appreciation for where we come from.”

Turki Al Jawini, Deputy Chief Commercial Officer of nasair, said, “We are Saudi’s national carrier and we will live up to that title and that status by investing back in the country and in the people every time we are given an opportunity to do so. Celebrating the nasair family’s successes with our Customers at the airports and en route between our six domestic airports on the National day was a joyous occasion that our entire team, from ground operations to management , was proud to be a part of. We look forward to continuing our investment in the Kingdom and its people.”   

Background Information

flynas

flynas is a Saudi Arabian leading low-cost carrier with a fleet of 30 aircrafts, operating more than 1200 weekly flights to 35 destinations (domestic-international).

Since its launch in 2007, flynas has carried more than 38 million passengers, a number that has steadily grown over the past 11 years.

flynas offers its guests value for money with the best fares, on time flights and superior customer service which has seen flynas awarded the Middle East’s Leading Low Cost Airline from the World Travel Awards for four consecutive years (2015- 2016-2017-2018) as well as the prestigious Skytrax award for Middle East’s Best Low Cost Airline in 2017 and 2018.

flynas continues to grow and invest in its product with a recent agreement with Airbus to purchase 120 new A320NEO aircraft at a list value of US$ 8.6 billion.

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