Saudi carrier flynas hits new high in 2023, passengers up 28pc

flynas has announced solid growth for 2023 over the previous year, recording a 28% growth in passenger numbers which soared to 11.1m. The leading low-cost carrier also took delivery of 19 new aircraft during 2023, upscaling its fleet size to 64 aircraft, up 35% over 2022. This enabled it to move forward with implementing its strategic plan for growth and expansion under the slogan "We Connect the World to the Kingdom," said flynas in a statement. Consequently, flynas launched 57 new destinations and routes to 10 countries during the year, inaugurating its fourth operations base at Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah, and increased seat capacity by 22% for domestic and international flights. On the solid performance, CEO and Managing Director Bander Almohanna said: "We are proud of flynas' performance and results in 2023, which reflect the strength of our business model, the distinguished effort made by our team, and the effectiveness of our strategic plan for growth and expansion. Our continued investments to increase the fleet size and destinations network have contributed to enhancing our leading regional and global position and to advance in the Skytrax classification, the most prestigious reference in the aviation industry, to be among the top 4 LCC in the world and the best in the Middle East." <br/>