Sama Airlines contracted to carry more than 30,000 pilgrims

Notes and media contacts

• Sama is the newest Low-Fare Carrier in Saudi Arabia. Founded by Investment Enterprises Ltd, chaired by HRH Prince Bandar bin Khalid al Faisal on 2005, with 30 major Saudi private and institutional investors
• A low fares airline is an airline which offers low fares by efficiently managing its operational costs and removing many traditional passenger frills that passengers don't value. Passengers or guests as we refer to them in Sama are encouraged to book early to get the best price.
• Sama has 6 Boeing 737-300 aircraft as well as a Jetstream for the operation of regional services. These are maintained to the highest international standards. Sama plan to increase its fleet to 20-25 aircraft by 2010.
• Sama's mission to be the most preferred low-fare airline in Middle East
• Sama has more than 550 employees, with more than 60% of them being Saudi's.
• First flight was on 18 March 2007, departing from King Fahad International Airport in Dammam to King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. Now, Sama operates more than 300 weekly flights.
• Sama now flies to 10 domestic destinations (Dammam, Riyadh, Jeddah, Hail, Arar, Jouf, Tabouk, Rafha, Qurayat, and Bisha).
• Sama also operates international flights to 11 international destinations across the Middle East (Abu-Dhabi, Sharjah, Amman, Damascus, Latakia, Aleppo, Beirut, Alexandria, Asiut, Sharm Al-Sheikh, and Mumbai). Fares begin from SR 199.
• Sama offers various way for booking, such as:
- Website: www.flysama.com
- Call Centre: 9200 05588
- Sales Centre: in all the main cities and airports
- Authorised Travel Agents (Inside Saudi Arabia and outside)
• Sama offers many ways for payment, such as:
- Cash
- Credit Cards (American Express, Visa, MasterCard)
- Sadad (ATM and Saudi Banks websites)
• Sama's slogan is "Simply Fly" reflecting the simplicity of the travel experience with Sama. We also seek to promote the concept of advance booking to secure the lowest fares, adopted as "Book early, Save more" in a recent marketing campaign.
• Sama achieve "the best in Aviation Industry" 2008 award in Saudi Arabia from Arabian Business magazine
• Sama achieved "the best new brand launch" in the Middle East from GMR.

Media contact:

Naif Yahya Abu-Saida
PR Manager
Sama Airlines
T. +966 55 073 3339