24/04/2014
To reach the stage of global competition
«Saudi Arabian Airlines» need 99 aircraft worth 43 billion riyals during 5 years
Mohammed Jamjoom, Deputy Chairman of the General Authority for civil aviation safety and licensing, said that ' Saudi airlines ' contract to buy 35 aircraft of various types, with the cost of financing and operation of nearly 12 billion. He said that studies indicate that the ' lines ' need 99 aircraft from 2015 to 2020, at a cost of $ 43 billion, to reach the stage of world competition. This came during the second scientific conference in King Abdulaziz University; saying Saudi Arabia is linked to Jamjoom agreements with 92, 24 agreements were signed in the past two years, affirms the importance of strong carriers.
On new licenses for two ' Maha ' and the ' Saudi Arabia Gulf; ' they are good steps that started technical licensing and expected receipt of aircraft at the end of the year, anticipating complete artistic license after receiving the aircraft. The two companies will they cover the shortage of demand in the aviation market directly, and that there is a strategy for the ' lines ' for expanding domestic flights, in addition to the expected expansion of NAS, with the entry of new firms is expected to provide a large number of seats, as saying. He said that in the next three years after launch, the number of new corporate-owned aircraft ' Maha ' and ' GCC ' 29 aircraft to Saudi Arabia, the two companies will be able to provide increased 14 per cent in seats available on the internal network is dense. And more new companies to the market said, ' you should give companies an opportunity to start before thinking about putting up any additional licenses.
Also confirmed for the ' economic ' procedures for privatizing airports, King Abdul Aziz and King Khalid, King Fahd, began privatization of some regional airports, with the basic plan and the priority of international airports. He continued: ' King Khalid International Airport Terminal 5 project began last year and expected to finish in the last quarter of next year, and will increase the energy of 12 million passengers a year, so the total energy of about 30 million passengers a year, internally and externally. The State did not overlook regional and local airports, which are in need of expansion and improvement, which was completed during the last year to expand and improve the airport of Najran, finishing the airport development. The work is expected to begin on King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz in Riyadh, and the construction of a new airport, the airport will serve 3.6 million passengers, and will be in the last quarter of the year, the development of Abha to raise capacity to five million passengers a year.
He said aviation-in the last quarter of this year in the airport development project, Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz Al Qassim, is building new passenger lounge and capacity to three million passengers a year. In the same period will start Al Jouf airport development project, the building of a new Hall and facilities development, absorbs 1.1 million passengers annually. The Commission opened to foreign carriers for international operating from regional airports, and international carriers authorized to operate 11 carriers serving seven stations, the number of passengers through the regional airports of 1.6 million passengers in 2013, with an annual growth of 45 percent annually.
