NEOM: NEOM Bay Airport (NUM) will begin offering weekly services to international destinations. NUM represents the inauguration of commercial services at the airport from June 2022.
NEOM, the sustainable regional growth in northwest Saudi Arabia, and Saudia have created a strategic partnership to offer weekly services.
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Saudia will operate direct flights to select international and regional destinations from NEOM. The airline will begin with weekly flights to Dubai International Airport by the end of June 2022.
It has plans to move towards London soon. Aircraft traveling to the selective destinations will have a joint NEOM-Saudia livery, showcasing the NEOM brand.
Ibrahim Al-Omar, Director General of SAUDIA, stated that this partnership is in line with the ambition to support Saudi Vision 2030.
By growing passenger traffic regionally and domestically and expanding their connections to global cities.
As NEOM continues to progress, travel demand is only increasing, making it a natural addition to their list of destinations.
Nadhmi Al-Nasr, Chief Executive Officer of NEOM, stated that NEOM Bay Airport is a crucial enabler of NEOM’s development.
It facilitates an efficient permit to NEOM for business partners and residents. It also drastically improves the ease of NEOM connecting to people worldwide.
This is an exciting step in their journey to providing the best possible air connectivity to NEOM. This serves as a signal of their rapid growth.
Increasing direct connectivity to NEOM is an essential step in promoting the further growth of the ambitious giga-project.
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An impressive team of regional, local, and international experts is being worked on this project.
NEOM, as of now, has over 1,500 full-time employees representing around 65 nationalities and numerous business partners worldwide.
NEOM is at the crossroads of three continents. It has 40% of the world accessible via a four-hour flight. NEOM’s mobility strategy will see the evolution of air travel to NEOM in the coming years.
Thus supporting its vision to shape the future of air mobility through seamless and customer-centric connectivity rooted in cutting-edge technology. — SG
