Saudi flag carrier to double Manila service

28 Nov 2014 01:12:57

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Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia Airlines) is planning to double its flights to Manila, Philippines in early 2015.

The carrier will start flying twice daily in the first quarter of 2015, upping the current frequency of its daily flights, Abdul Aziz Al-Hazmi, chief executive officer of Saudia Airlines, said in an interview during the opening of its new office in Makati City.

A Boeing 777-300ER will be used for the direct Manila-Saudi Arabia flights starting next year, upgrading from Boeing 747-400, Al-Hazmi said.

The Philippines is an important market for the airline since there is a large number of Filipinos working and living in Saudi Arabia, Saudia Airlines director-general Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser said.

Currently, there are about 700,000 Filipinos in Saudi Arabia.

"œManila is considered as one of the airline's most important stations," Al-Jasser said.

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