flynas tours Southeast Asia to introduce global flight routes

Flynas, the Kingdom’s national carrier, ended its Southeast Asia tour targeting Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta, two destinations part of the recently launched global flight routes (GFR) program.
The Kuala Lumpur announcement was made by Raja Azmi, flynas CEO, at a press conference held in Kuala Lumpur in the presence of Saudi Ambassador to Malaysia Fahad Al-Rasheed, senior executives of the airline and Malaysian government officials.
The second leg of the tour was in Jakarta where a conference was held for local press followed by a reception held in Jakarta, in the presence of Saudi Ambassador to Indonesia Mustafa Ibrahim Al-Mubarak, senior members of the Saudi Embassy in Indonesia in addition to the head of consular section and other embassy members, senior executives of the airline and heads of aviation unions.
The Saudi Ambassador lauded the role of flynas in developing the air traffic industry in the region. “flynas has made huge strides in developing the air traffic industry and we are ready to provide full support to the national carrier for its program and initiatives in developing air traffic between the Kingdom and Indonesia,” he said.
flynas CEO Raja Azmi said: “The expansion of our network to include destinations that are seen as high-growth markets is a key element of our strategy to lead the airline into a new chapter of aggressive development. The destinations chosen as part of our GFR program underscore our commitment to make flynas a leading airline in the high value, low cost segment of the market.”
Bander Al-Mohanna, deputy group CEO of NAS Holding said: “Our shared Islamic culture with both Malaysia and Indonesia has facilitated a relationship based on mutual benefit for both countries and Saudi Arabia.”
One million people performed Haj and Umrah last year from both Indonesia and Malaysia.