JEDDAH: The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has chosen Abha Regional Airport to become a hub for serving the southern region of Saudi Arabia.
This is part of its effort to link the area population with the rest of the Kingdom and the world at large.
This is also aimed to contribute to strengthening economic activities and create new jobs for the youth of the region.
Capt. Abdul Hakim Albader, assistant to the GACA president for safety, security and air transport, explained that Nas airline has been chosen to be the national carrier for the southern part of the country. This follows a thorough study conducted about the carrier’s capability, preparedness and compatibility after meeting all of GACA’s requirements.
The study shows that the airline serves the area with flights between Abha airport and other airports in the region and from there to the rest of the Kingdom.
Albader added that the Abha regional airport is the second hub airport in the Kingdom, after Hail airport was chosen for the northern region, which is part of a national project for hub airports implemented by GACA and under the directive of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman.
He pointed out that the project, which has the support and follow-up of the minister of transport and chairman of GACA, aims to support certain routes that have low traffic. The objective also is to find suitable and practical solutions for providing air services for local travelers all over the Kingdom.
At the same time, the aim is to provide a wide variety of choices to the traveling public, and improve the quality of services at the airports by providing passengers a chance to reach their favorite destinations through hub airports. This will facilitate providing more flights from and to major airports.
This is part of its effort to link the area population with the rest of the Kingdom and the world at large.
This is also aimed to contribute to strengthening economic activities and create new jobs for the youth of the region.
Capt. Abdul Hakim Albader, assistant to the GACA president for safety, security and air transport, explained that Nas airline has been chosen to be the national carrier for the southern part of the country. This follows a thorough study conducted about the carrier’s capability, preparedness and compatibility after meeting all of GACA’s requirements.
The study shows that the airline serves the area with flights between Abha airport and other airports in the region and from there to the rest of the Kingdom.
Albader added that the Abha regional airport is the second hub airport in the Kingdom, after Hail airport was chosen for the northern region, which is part of a national project for hub airports implemented by GACA and under the directive of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman.
He pointed out that the project, which has the support and follow-up of the minister of transport and chairman of GACA, aims to support certain routes that have low traffic. The objective also is to find suitable and practical solutions for providing air services for local travelers all over the Kingdom.
At the same time, the aim is to provide a wide variety of choices to the traveling public, and improve the quality of services at the airports by providing passengers a chance to reach their favorite destinations through hub airports. This will facilitate providing more flights from and to major airports.
