Sama's maiden flight landed at Abu Dhabi International Airport at 4pm. A ceremony to celebrate the launch of the new service was held at ADIA's Terminal 2 where the Saudi private carrier will be stationed.
Sama will operate seven flights a week linking Abu Dhabi with Riyadh and Dammam. Sama flies Boeing 737-300 aircraft which are maintained to the highest international standards by SR Technics.
Welcoming the Saudi carrier, Mohammed Al Katheeri, Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) said passenger traffic between Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi has seen an impressive growth of 74% during the last 12 months, from 179,098 to 310,835. "Sama will add much needed new capacity to this route. This is a welcome development for us because it serves our strategy of catering to all categories of travelers through Abu Dhabi International Airport.," he added.
Andrew Cowen, CEO of Sama, said: "We are happy to help meet the growing traffic between Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi. Our low-fare services will appeal to a large sector of business and tourist travelers between Saudi Arabia and the UAE capital."
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Saudi Arabia's Sama begins regular charter flights to Abu Dhabi
- United Arab Emirates: Saturday, November 17 - 2007 at 09:50
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Sama, the Saudi-based budget carrier, began on November 15 an international charter service to Abu Dhabi International Airport (ADIA).
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About SamaSama was founded by Investment Enterprises Ltd, chaired by HRH Prince Bandar bin Khalid al Faisal. It operates a fleet of six Boeing 737-300.
About Abu Dhabi Airports Company
Abu Dhabi Airports Company, ADAC, is a public joint-stock company wholly owned by Abu Dhabi Government. It was incorporated by Emiri Decree number 5, of March 4th, 2006, to spearhead the development of the Emirate's aviation infrastructure.
ADAC has officially taken over the operation and management of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain international Airports, as of 28/09/2006. Under its mandate will be the re-development and expansion of Abu Dhabi International Airport, which includes the new midfield terminal designed to increase the overall capacity of the airport to 20 million passengers by 2010.
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Abu Dhabi Airports Company "ADAC"
Tel: 971 2 505 3482
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Posted by Medilyn Manibo, Assistant News EditorSaturday, November 17 - 2007 at 09:50 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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