SAUDIA celebrates 70th anniversary in Bahrain

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA), the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, has celebrated 70 years of flying to Bahrain. SAUDIA launched services to Bahrain International Airport in 1952, and today operates an average of three flights a day to the Saudi cities of Jeddah and Riyadh.

Commemorating the platinum anniversary, SAUDIA operated special flights from Bahrain to the Kingdom where guests were invited to celebrate at the airport terminal and onboard; and were presented with commemorative souvenirs.

The event was attended by the Chief Commercial Officer of Bahrain Airport Company, Ayman Zainal and SAUDIA Gulf, Yemen and Iran Operations Manager, Bander Alfowzan. Ayman Alkahtani, SAUDIA Manager of Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Iran, said, “Bahrain continues to be a success story for SAUDIA.

Feedback from our Bahraini guests tells us they value our first-rate onboard service and seamless flight connections to Saudi Arabia and beyond. To mark the milestone, SAUDIA is offering special fares starting from BHD 70 to guests who book flights from Bahrain to Jeddah or Riyadh before 14 October 2022 for travel before 31 March 2023.

In 2022, SAUDIA has carried more than 45,000 guests from Bahrain onboard nearly 700 flights. The Bahrain-Saudi Arabia routes are served by a fleet of modern Airbus A320 and A321aircraft. Onboard, guests can enjoy more than 5,000 hours of films and TV shows, E-books, shopping and weather reports, guests can also order their meals, shop and check real-time flight progress from the comfort of their seats.

Kid Mode has been created especially for SAUDIA’s young guests and boasts an assortment of popular children’s cartoons, movies and games.

SAUDIA connects guests from Bahrain to more than 90 destinations around the world via its state-of-the-art hub at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and other key stations around the Kingdom.