It operates more than 1,500 flights per week, which serve more than 70 domestic and international destinations in theMiddle East,Asia,Europe andAfrica.
The company changed its name fromNas Air toFlynas in November 2013.[14][15] In January 2017, Flynas signed an agreement to order 80Airbus A320neo family with deliveries scheduled from 2018 to 2026.[16] In July 2017, the Flynas application on smart devices, iPhone andAndroid, achieved one million downloads of the application by users.[17] In November 2018, Flynas took delivery of the first Airbus A320neo family aircraft.[16] In June 2023, Flynas ordered 30 Airbus A320neo, taking the airline's total order with Airbus to 120 A320neo aircraft, including 10 A321XLR.[18]
The managing director andCEO of Flynas isBander Al-Mohanna, thechairman of theboard of directors is Ayed Al-Jeaid, the vice-chairman is Talal Al-Maiman, and the members of the board of directors are Hamza Al-Kholi, Saad Al-Mousa, and Saleh Al-Henaki.[19]
As of September 2023[update], Flynas served 54 destinations across 99 routes; the airline hasRiyadh,Jeddah,Dammam, andMedinah as operating bases.[20]
Initial service toAssiut andSharm el Sheikh inEgypt began in 2009, with flights to the latter initially operated on a seasonal basis.[21] In 2011, the airline started services to three cities in Turkey:Adana,Antakya andIstanbul.[22] Also that year,Lahore inPakistan became the second city served in the country afterKarachi.[23] In February 2013, flights toYanbu fromDammam were launched. Also that month, the airline started flying from Dammam toKhartoum, with theSudanese capital becoming the airline's first international destination to be linked to that Saudi city.[24]
In February 2014, Flynas introduced itsGlobal Flight Routes program, aimed at offering affordable rates to passengers for flights between Jeddah and points in Africa, Asia and Europe,[25] and at carrying religious tourists to Saudi Arabia.[26] In March 2014,[27] Flynas incorporated the first of threeAirbus A330s the carrier would lease from Portugal'sHi Fly. These aircraft, including both the–200 and the–300 models, would be used to start medium-haul services.[28] The airline also planned to add theAirbus A350 to its fleet for long-haul services.[29]
Flynas became the first low-cost carrier to serve the Saudi Arabia-UK market when it launched theJeddah–London Gatwick service, its first European long-haul route, in April 2014.[30] Medium-haul routes toKarachi andLahore were also planned, along with long-haul services toJakarta,Kuala Lumpur,Casablanca,Manchester andIslamabad.[31] Flights toIran were also due to commence by the same time.[32] Manchester became the airline's second destination in the United Kingdom on 7 May 2014.[33][34]Cairo was made part of the route network in June 2014, making the Egyptian capital the carrier's seventh destination in the country.[35] The London-Gatwick–Riyadh sector would also be served from 27 July the same year.[36] A month later, it was informed that services to Manchester would be discontinued in August 2014, just after three months of operations.[37][38] That month, the Indian market was expected to be served for the first time with flights toHyderabad, followed byCalicut in September 2014.[39] Plans were also to serveFrance next as well asChina,Philippines,Nigeria andSouth Africa later on.[29] Flynas also expected to serve theUS market in 2015.[40] However, Manchester was removed from the carrier's list of destinations in early August 2014,[41] and in October of the same year, the airline announced the cancellation of most of its long- and medium-haul services owing to poor performance.[26][42][43] Also in October 2014,Al-Qassim was incorporated to the route network.[44]
At April 2015[update], Flynas' top three domestic routes in terms of available seats were Jeddah (JED)–Riyadh (RUH), Dammam (DMM)–RUH and JED–DMM.[45] The carrier also performsHajj services.[46][47]
In February 2020, Flynas joined theInternational Air Transport Association (IATA), which will help the company with "greater co-operation" with other member airlines and increase connectivity through codeshare agreements.[52]
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