GACA offers cheap fuel to woo airlines

Prince Fahd bin Abdullah, president of the General Authority for Civil Aviation, announced GACA’s plan to provide jet fuel at discounted rates as part of its efforts to woo new airlines to operate domestic flights.

The move is significant in the backdrop of a 19 percent increase in passengers using domestic flights. GACA has already licensed Qatar Airways and Gulf Air to operate domestic flights along with Saudi Arabian Airlines.

“All domestic operators will be given jet fuel at equal rates and the price will be much less than what is available in the neighboring regions,” the GACA chief said hoping it would encourage new airlines to operate flights between Saudi cities. “The Kingdom’s international airports now attracts more foreign airlines with an increase of six percent,” Prince Fahd said.

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