SaudiGulf Airlines (Arabic: السعودية الخليجية) was a carrier located in Dammam. It was owned by the Al Qahtani Group and became the country's third International carrier, after Saudia and Flynas.
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Founded | 2013 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 29 October 2016 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 2020 | ||||||
Hubs | King Fahd International Airport (Dammam) | ||||||
Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
Destinations | 11 | ||||||
Parent company | Abdel Hadi Abdullah Al-Qahtani & Sons Group of Companies | ||||||
Headquarters | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | ||||||
Key people | Tariq Abdul-Hadi Al-Qahtani (Chairman) | ||||||
Website | www |
SaudiGulf Airlines was established in 2013 by Abdel Hadi Abdullah Al-Qahtani & Sons Group of Companies, a Saudi consortium of privately owned businesses.[2][3] The airline was planning to start operation in 2015 but encountered regulatory delays with Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation. The airline received its air operator's certificate on 22 June 2016.[4] It launched operations on 29 October 2016 with twice daily flights between Dammam and Riyadh.[5]
On 28 March 2019 SaudiGulf announced the cancellation of its 16 A220-300 orders. This came after an order for 10 A320neos, which SaudiGulf stated would be a better fit for the airline. The first Airbus A320neo was built, registered as VP-CGE, but not delivered as airline operations were suspended due to COVID-19 on 3 June 2020 and the company filed for bankruptcy afterward.[6]
SaudiGulf Airlines flew to the following destinations as of October 2018:[7]
Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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![]() | Cairo | Cairo International Airport | ||
![]() | Baghdad | Baghdad International Airport | ||
Erbil | Erbil International Airport | |||
![]() | Amman | Queen Alia International Airport | ||
![]() | Islamabad | Islamabad International Airport | ||
Karachi | Jinnah International Airport | |||
Lahore | Allama Iqbal International Airport | |||
Sialkot | Sialkot International Airport | |||
![]() | Abha | Abha Regional Airport | ||
Dammam | King Fahd International Airport | Hub | [8] | |
Jeddah | King Abdulaziz International Airport | [8] | ||
Medina | Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport | [8] | ||
Riyadh | King Khalid International Airport | [8] | ||
![]() | Dubai | Dubai International Airport | ||
SaudiGulf Airlines operated the following aircraft at the time of its demise:[9]
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
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C | Y | Total | |||||
Airbus A320-200 | 4 | — | 16 | 120 | 136 | ||
Airbus A320neo | — | 10 | TBA | ||||
Total | 4 | 10 |
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