Flynas
طيران ناس
IATA
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ICAO
KNE |
Callsign
NAS EXPRESS |
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| Founded |
February 2007 |
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| Operating bases |
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| Fleet size |
24 |
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| Destinations |
23 |
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| Company slogan |
The Kingdom's First Low-Cost Airline |
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| Parent company |
National Air Services |
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| Headquarters |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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| Key people |
- Ayed Al Jeaid (Chairman)
- Sulaiman Bin Abdullah Al-Hamdan (CEO)
- Raja Azmi (CEO flynas)
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| Website |
www.flynas.com |
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Flynas (Arabic: طيران ناس) formerly Nas Air, a subsidiary of National Air Services (NAS), is a domestic and international low-cost airline based in Saudi Arabia. The company's head office is located on the first floor of the Al Salam Centre in Riyadh.[1] Commercial flights were launched on 18 February 2007.
The company rebranded to Flynas in November 2013, it is one of Saudi Arabia’s national carriers and the only private airline.
Destinations
Main article Flynas destinations
Flynas plan to expand operations to France, United Kingdom, Morocco, Iran and return to Pakistan and India in 2014, also looking to induct widebody Airbus A330s for the longer routes.[2]
Corporate facts
- Appointed current CEO, Mr. Raja Azmi in June 2013.
- CEO Middle East Magazine awarded flynas CEO, as “Best CEO in the aviation sector in KSA – 2013”
- flynas’s Future Pilots Scheme aims to produce 100 Saudi pilots in five years; 30 have graduated till date
- flynas won the KSA Best Aviation Award 2012
Operational facts
- Serving passengers with 950 weekly flights
- Covers 88 routes both within and outside Saudi Arabia
- Since the launch of its operations, flynas transported more than 12 million passengers through more than 110,000 flights
Innovative facts
- Flynas reached a historical milestone with over 2.2 million fans on Facebook in Dec 2013
- Flynas is renowned as “Best engaging airline with customers and fans via Facebook” in MENA
- In November 2011, Flynas became the first Saudi airline to offer online bookings via a mobile application
- Flynas is making travel more convenient with the launch of mobile boarding passes – the pass is sent directly to the user’s mobile device which is then shown upon boarding (no paper, no printing required)
Partnership facts
- Etihad Airways and Flynas signed a free sale code share agreement in October 2012
Fleet
As of December 2013, the Flynas fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 5.8 years. The Airline has upgraded seating from all-economy class to 8 Business and 156 Economy seats, starting Nov-2013.
Flynas fleet
| Aircraft |
In Service |
Orders |
Passengers |
| Airbus A320-200 |
18 |
20 |
180 |
| Embraer 190LR |
6 |
7 |
110 |
| Embraer 195 |
2 |
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119 |
| Total |
29 |
27 |
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- Previously operated
References
- ↑ "Contact Us." Nas Air. Retrieved on 3 December 2010. "1st Floor, Al Salam Centre Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Street (Tahlia), Olaya Riyadh, Saudi Arabia." Address in Arabic: "مركز السلام، الدور الأول شارع الأمير محمد بن عبد العزيز (التحلية) ، العليا. الرياض، السعودية"
- ↑ Saudi low cost carrier to expand
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