JEDDAH, 3 December 2007 — Saudi and Gulf investors are discussing the establishment of a new airline that serves the tourism sector in the Arabian region.
The airline target is to organize trips between locations that attract tourists, the daily Al-Eqtisadiah reported yesterday. Currently, all aspects of the project are being discussed in preparation for the launch of the project, which is to be headquartered in Saudi Arabia.
The project team is headed by Arabian Tourism Organization President Bandar Al-Fhaid, and a number of the organization’s members.
Some Gulf and Arab investors are also involved in the project whose main objective is to support tourism by connecting Arab countries’ airports with non-stop flights.
Farooq Al-Qurashi, chairman of the board of directors, Lama Tourism and Travel Agency, and an Arabian Tourism Organization member, said “the airline’s main target is to encourage and support tourism within the Arab countries. The company also will be able to grant passengers with more facilities and destinations.”