Saudi Arabia's flynas has confirmed the purchase of 25 new Airbus aircraft, including 20 A321neo and 5 widebody A330neo aircraft, under the existing purchase agreements between the two companies.
This raises flynas' firm orders with Airbus to 235 aircraft, out of a total of 280 aircraft in the company's orders. The firm orders comprise 215 A320 Family aircraft and 20 A330neo aircraft, according to a post on the flynas website.
The agreement was signed by Bander Al-Mohanna, CEO and Managing Director of flynas, and Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, Executive Vice President of Sales for Commercial Aircraft at Airbus, during the Farnborough International Airshow.
Supporting operating bases and expansion
Bander Al-Mohanna, CEO and Managing Director of flynas, said confirming the additional orders aims to support the growth of the airline's fleet and its expansion across its six operating bases in Saudi Arabia, as well as strengthening its operational capabilities and expansion plans at flynas Syria.
He added that the new aircraft will help the airline reach additional markets, increase capacity and serve travel demand linked to tourism projects and events hosted by Saudi Arabia, including Expo 2030 and the 2034 World Cup.
flynas currently operates a fleet of 67 Airbus aircraft, comprising:
2 A330-300 aircraft.
4 A320ceo aircraft.
61 A320neo aircraft.
The airline operates more than 2,000 flights a week to more than 80 domestic and international destinations in 38 countries, across 156 routes. flynas has carried 110 million passengers since launching operations in 2007 and aims to expand its network to 165 destinations.
To view the post on the flynas website, click here.
