If you are planning to travel to Saudi Arabia in the coming
months, then good news for getting around. Saudi Arabia's
first low-cost airline Sama plans to start flights within months.
Sama will begin serving Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah, carrying
frequent travellers and pilgrims. Another Saudi firm, National
Air Services (NAS), said last year it would launch a low-cost
airline and was negotiating with European plane maker Airbus to
buy four A320s. NAS says it will also set up a USD$100 million
luxury airline, Al Khayala, to fly between the capital Riyadh and
the Red Sea city of Jeddah, but has not said when either airline
will start.