The largest aircraft purchase in Saudi Arabian history, the Saudia Group, will purchase 105 Airbus aircraft, the company announced on Monday. According to a statement, flyadeal, a low-cost subsidiary of Saudia airline, will purchase 12 A320neo and 39 A321neo aircraft, while the former will receive 54 A321neo aircraft.<\/p>\n
A different statement from the Future Aviation Forum, the conference in the Saudi capital of Riyadh where the deal was announced, states that the deal is valued at $19 billion.<\/p>\n
According to a Saudi Arabian statement, “This historic agreement, which includes 105 confirmed aircraft, represents a significant moment not only for the Saudi aviation industry but also for the wider MENA region.”<\/p>\n
More than a year after the launch of new airline Riyadh Air, Saudi Airlines has made another investment with this purchase, dubbed “the largest aircraft deal in Saudi aviation history”.<\/p>\n
The authorities have also revealed plans to build a sizable new airport in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, with a capacity for 120 million passengers annually.<\/p>\n
Mohammed Alkhuraisi, vice president of strategy at the Saudi General Authority for Civil Aviation, also announced a “massive expansion” of the airport in Jeddah, the home of Saudia.<\/p>\n
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