Low-fare airline flyadeal has taken delivery of a new A320neo, bringing the carrier’s total fleet to 45 aircraft and marking the 34th of the type. The aircraft has been named Al-Saqr, meaning the falcon, Saudi Arabia’s national bird, and is the first flyadeal aircraft to not be named after a constellation star. Now, the airline will name all future aircraft after birds found in the Kingdom, which according to Hazar Hafiz, Head of Marketing and Customer Experience at flyadeal, represent movement, travel, and freedom.
“It’s always a good feeling celebrating a first,” said Steven Greenway, flyadeal Chief Executive Officer. “Our latest aircraft is the start of flyadeal’s push towards the half-century fleet mark, a significant milestone for such a young airline. As more aircraft are delivered to flyadeal this year, we’re able to increase frequencies on existing routes and deploy on new ones to keep up our growth momentum.”
“Being an all-A320 operator, flyadeal has shown confidence in this wonderful aircraft that supports our flying requirements domestically, regionally and beyond with low cost and fuel efficiency, fulfilling our key operational needs,” commented Captain Abdulaziz Bahri, flyadeal Chief Operating Officer. “Just six months ago, we took delivery of our 40th aircraft. We’re now up to 45 and continue to hire more pilots, including those joining through the government-backed graduate cadet training programme that we began participating in last year.”
The aircraft offers 186 Economy Class seats in a 3-3 configuration, furnished with leather featuring a custom diamond stitch pattern and embossed logo.
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