Sama’s Dammam-Mumbai flights start from Nov. 12

Riyadh: Sama, the budget airline will operate three weekly flights between Dammam-Mumbai, on a fare which begins from as low as SR199. The flights start Nov. 12
Samer Atawi, Sama CCO said the three weekly flights will be on Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays. However, the low-fare will be offered on first-come first-served basis, he said. The aircraft will be 148-seater Boeing 737s.
“Sama will be the first airline in Saudi Arabia to launch its operation to India on such low fares,” he said. Atawi said Sama decision to launch its operation to India was purely based on high demand. The airlines currently operating to Mumbai could not meet the high demand, he said. “Moreover, not a single airline has so far offered fares as low as SR199,” Atawi added.
He said there was no question of staging a fare-war on Indian route, as Sama has already launched similar low-fare flights between Dammam-Alexandria, Dammam-Damascus and Jeddah-Damascus, he said.
He said introduction of flights between Riyadh-Mumbai and Jeddah-Mumbai are also on the cards as Sama was in the process of acquiring five more new aircraft early next year.
“However, we do not want to name Sama as ‘budget airline’ rather it is a smart carrier for its known excellent customer care and in-flight service to the passengers,” he said.
06/11/08 Shahid Ali Khan/Saudi Gazette/Bhatkallys, United Arab Emirates

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