Saudia is preparing a 20% capacity increase to meet passenger demand for the summer air travel period between June 24-Sept 16. Saudia will operate 48,144 flights to accommodate up to 10.3m passengers during the period, up 20% compared to summer 2016. The plan includes operating 29,900 flights domestically with seating capacity of up to 5.3m, in addition to more than 18,000 international flights taking capacity up to 5m seats. “Our summer operations plan this year is the highest in Saudia’s history, reflecting the ... initiatives of SV2020 [the airline’s Transformation Plan],” Saudi Arabian Airlines Group DG Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser said. “The daily average of Saudia flights during the summer season will range from 550 to 600 flights with a capacity of 123,000 seats, of which 400 flights are domestic”. <br/>