Saudi Arabia 's explosive growth in commercial aviation is set to increase further with the revelation that it is planning to launch three additional airlines in the coming years. The new carriers form part of the kingdom's Vision 2030 plan, and its ambitious goals of reaching 150 million annual visitors by the end of the decade.

These would operate alongside the four existing Saudi carriers, each of which already has massive growth plans with substantial aircraft order books . Details about the three new airlines are still limited, but it is anticipated that one will be based in Dammam on the Gulf coast, with another centered on religious travel to Medina.

Three More Air Carriers To Be Announced

Saudi Arabia introduced its Vision 2030 plan nearly a decade ago as a means to divers

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