Qatar Airways launches airline in Saudi Arabia

Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Airways Akbar Al Baker held talks with Saudi Arabia Chairman of the General Authority for Civil Aviation Prince Fahad bin Abdullah Al Saud to discuss the opportunities arising from the Saudi newly-launched aviation liberalization policy. With a market that is underserved and keen for greater domestic air services, Al Baker said that Saudi Arabia represented a key growth area. Al Baker said in press release Tuesday that Qatar Airways was keen to invest in the Saudi domestic aviation market, but this was dependent on a fundamental rethink by the government of certain factors which needed to be tackled like fuel prices. Qatar Airways has seen rapid growth in just 15 years of operation, currently operating a modern fleet of 109 aircraft to 117 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America from its Doha hub. (QNA)