Al Maha Airways Archives

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Business

Qatar Airways scraps Saudi subsidiary Al Maha

In an interview with Arabian Aerospace this month, Akbar Al Baker said that he was "disappointed that we were not able to launch that airline." The comment was the first public confirmation that the project has been dropped.

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Business

No word on Qatar’s Al Maha Airways as competitor enters Saudi market

Rival SaudiGulf – a spinoff of Bahrain-based Gulf Air – was given the nod by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) on June 9, and is will receive its license at an official ceremony on June 22.

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Business

Official: Qatar’s Al Maha Airways to launch in Saudi by year-end

That’s almost two years behind schedule, but months ahead of the last estimated beginning date.

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Business

Al Baker: Qatar airport expansion to be completed within three years

A planned extension of the Hamad International Airport terminal building would increase capacity at the new facility by two-thirds to 50 million passengers annually.

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Business

Report: Qatar Airways new launch into Saudi on, but delayed by two months

According to a Saudi Civil Aviation spokesman, Al Maha Airways is now expected to enter the Saudi market in November. That's later than originally forecast by Qatar Airways' CEO Akbar Al Baker.

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Business

Reports: License hold ups could further delay Qatar’s Al Maha launch

The Saudi Gazette reports that KSA's Shura (Advisory) Council has urged the country's civil aviation authority to speed up licensing of Al Maha (operated by Qatar Airways) and fellow fledgling airline Saudi Gulf.

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Business

Qatar Airways expects to launch new airline in KSA by September

Al Maha - which will initially focus on domestic routes within KSA - will sport the Qatar Airways oryx logo, but it will be colored green to match Saudi Arabia's national colors.

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