Flexjet received authorization Tuesday from the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) to operate on-demand private jet flights within Saudi Arabia. The approval makes Flexjet the second international operator to be certified for such services since regulatory changes took effect on May 1, 2025. GACA said the company met all safety, regulatory and operational requirements under the country’s Civil Aviation Law.

The authorization was formally presented to Ben Watts, Flexjet’s chief operating officer for the EMEA region, by Awad bin Attallah Al-Sulami, GACA’s executive vice president for economic policies and logistics services, during a ceremony at the authority’s headquarters in Riyadh.

“Authorizing Flexjet to operate domestic on-demand private flights demonstrates GACA’s commitment

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