flynas, the world’s leading low-cost carrier (LCC) and the top LCC in the Middle East, has announced the establishment of its newest operations base at Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Al-Qassim. Developed in cooperation with leading airport operator Cluster2, this strategic move makes flynas the first Saudi airline to operate flights from six distinct hubs across the Kingdom.
Starting this July, flynas will launch the first phase of this expansion, offering direct flights to key domestic and international destinations. The international network from Al-Qassim will include direct routes to Istanbul, Trabzon, and Cairo (Sphinx International Airport), while the domestic network will feature direct routes to Abha and Dammam.
On this occasion, Bander Almohanna, CEO and Managing Director of flynas, said: “The launch of our new operations base in Al-Qassim reflects our commitment to enhancing air connectivity and represents a strategic investment in building an integrated national operating network that covers various regions of the Kingdom. We are proud to be the first Saudi airline to operate flights from six different hubs across the Kingdom, further supporting our expansion goals, providing more travel options for our guests, and contributing to achieving the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030 and the National Civil Aviation Strategy.”
Eng. Ali Masrahi, CEO of Cluster2 Company, emphasized that the inauguration of flynas’ new operations base at Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport is a pivotal step within Cluster2’s strategic plans to enhance partnerships and build operating networks across the Kingdom. By capitalizing on passenger demand and adding new domestic and international air routes, this partnership fulfills the aviation program targets under the National Transport and Logistics Strategy to reach 330 million passengers by 2030.
In line with its strategy to connect the world to the Kingdom and provide more options for passengers, flynas plans to gradually double the number of domestic and international destinations linked to the Al-Qassim hub, adding to its existing operations bases in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Madinah, and Abha.
As the first airline listed on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul), flynas operates 156 routes to more than 80 domestic and international destinations in 38 countries with more than 2,000 weekly flights. It has flown 110 million passengers since its launch in 2007, aiming to reach 165 domestic and international destinations within its growth and expansion plan, in line with the objectives of Vision 2030.
