Jazeera Air to launch a budget airline in Saudi Arabia

Jazeera Airways is planning to start a budget airline in Saudi Arabia. The low-cost airline will be based in King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, the airline said in a statement. The new airline is in sync with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 economic transformation programme, which seeks to expand the tourism and aviation sector. “Co-ordination is under way with the regulatory authorities in the kingdom to complete procedures to obtain the necessary licences in accordance with the applicable laws,” Jazeera Airways said. This announcement comes just a couple of days after the announcement of new national airline-Riyadh Air. Jazeera Air