Saudia, also known as Saudi Arabian Airlines, is the national carrier airline of Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah. The airline's main operational base is at Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED), with Riyadh-King Khalid International Airport (RUH) and Dammam-King Fahd International Airport (DMM) as secondary hubs. The airline is the third largest in the Middle East in terms of revenue, behind Emirates and Qatar Airways. It operates domestic and international scheduled flights to over 120 destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Domestic and international charter flights are operated, mostly during the Ramadan and the Hajj season. Saudia Cargo is the cargo service of Saudia.
When U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt presented a Douglas DC-3 as a gift to King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud in 1945, the event marked the Kingdom's gradual development of civil aviation. The nation's flag carrier, Saudia, was founded as Saudi Arabian Airlines in September 1945 as a fully owned government agency under the control of the Ministry of Defense, with TWA running the airline under a management contract.
Saudia is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization and joined the SkyTeam airline alliance on 29 May 2012.
Livery
Airbus A320-214, registration HZ-ASB, built 2009, serial number 4090 Cointrin (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland, 22 June 2016
SkyTeam livery
Airbus A320-214, registration HZ-ASF, built 2011, serial number 4955 Cointrin (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland, 11 June 2016
