Flynas Airlines will serve flights from Omra from 4 cities

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Cheap airline in Saudi Arabia, Flynas Airlines announced that it would directly serve four Indonesian cities for Umrah flights.

Flynas Airlines' plan reflects the growing interest of the Indonesian Muslim community in realizing Umrah. In 2018, the number of Umrah pilgrims has penetrated more than one million people, an increase of 14.5% over the previous year.

"Flynas' presence should help lighten and improve the service of Umrah and Hajj for Indonesian Muslim communities by flying directly from four cities, Jakarta, Medan, Surabaya and Makbadar, to Medina. A Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet fleet, "Flynas Airlines Ahmed Sultan, Executive Vice President of Hajj & Umrah and the Bilateral Agreement, said in a statement Thursday (29/11/2018).

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According to him, the presence of direct flights between Flynas and four Indonesian cities should also help to increase tourist visits in the country (incoming), including Saudi Arabia and Middle East countries.

Currently, Flynas also serves 17 domestic routes in Saudi Arabia. Flynas also offers flight routes in 53 international destinations and no less than 1,000 flight schedules per week.

Flynas will also be convenient for Umrah pilgrims who wish to continue their flights to several countries, such as Turkey, Egypt, Uzbekistan, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, India and various cities of African countries.

Sultan explained that Flynas was a Saudi airline in 2007 and had obtained a license to operate the same year. Until now, Flynas, with the help of a fleet of 30 aircraft, has successfully transported more than 32 million pbadengers.

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"Flynas will bring 120 new aircraft produced by the Airbus A-320 neo," he said.

Flynas is also an airline that has an operational license to organize the Hajj and Umrah of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Therefore, in order to provide the best possible service to Indonesian pilgrims and Umrah pilgrims, Flynas will offer a full service during the flight, including meal special with the menu of the archipelago.