Saudi’s flynas titled ‘Best Low-Cost Airline in the Middle East’ for 5th time

By Shilpa Annie Joseph, Official Reporter
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The Saudi air carrier and the leading low-cost airline in the Middle East, flynas has been awarded the Skytrax Award for Best Low-Cost Airline in the Middle East for the fifth time in a row.

The Skytrax Award, launched in 1999, is the highest award in the aviation industry and the most important global standard for excellence among airlines worldwide.

According to the statement, “By winning the award for this year, flynas now has five awards from Skytrax as the Best Low-Cost Airline in the Middle East in the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022.”

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“The crowning of flynas for the fifth year in a row as the Best Low-Cost Airline in the Middle East with the Skytrax Award in the most important global forum for the aviation industry confirms our leadership as a national air carrier that raises the name of the Kingdom high on its National Day and achieves the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 and the Strategy for the Civil Aviation Sector in KSA. flynas fleet continues to grow, as it reached 38 aircraft in the first half of 2022 and will increase to 52 aircraft by the end of 2023. In addition, flynas Board of Directors approved to increase the purchase order for new aircraft to 250 aircraft to participate effectively in achieving the Strategy for the Civil Aviation Sector in KSA, which aims to reach 300 million passengers and connect the Kingdom with 250 international destinations by 2030.”

Mr. Almohanna further noted that “this win reflects flynas’ commitment to operational excellence and meeting the aspirations of its traveling guests, in addition to achieving its growth and expansion strategy under the title “We Connect the World to the Kingdom,” which included launching more than 16 new destinations in 2022, bringing the number of flynas destinations to more than 70 domestic and international destinations.”

The Skytrax Awards are awarded after a multi-month evaluation that includes more than 100 countries by conducting the largest survey of its kind to measure passengers’ satisfaction in the world annually, as per the statement.

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