Saudi Arabia’s budget carrier, flynas, reported record-breaking performance in 2023 compared to the preceding year, experiencing a significant surge in passengers, exceeding 11.1 million, marking a growth of over 28%.
The airline expanded its fleet by 19 new aircraft in 2023, increasing its total fleet to 64 planes, demonstrating an upward shift of more than 35%. This expansion facilitated its strategic growth plan under the motto “We Connect the World to the Kingdom.”
In response to this growth, flynas introduced 57 new destinations across 10 countries, inaugurated its fourth operations base at Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah, and boosted seat capacity by 22% for domestic and international flights.
“Our continued investments to increase the fleet size and destinations network have contributed to enhancing our leading regional and global position and to advance in the Skytrax classification, the most prestigious reference in the aviation industry, to be among the top 4 LCC in the world and the best in the Middle East,” said Bander Almohanna, flynas CEO and Managing Director.
Almohanna outlined Flynas’ impressive growth trajectory, citing a doubling of the fleet size in less than two years and a substantial agreement with Airbus to procure 30 new A320neo aircraft as part of a larger order valued at over SR32 billion, aiming to expand the fleet to 250 aircraft further.
“The company launched many new initiatives and products that contributed to providing flynas guests with a distinctive travel experience and options, the first of their kind in the Kingdom,” he added.
