Saudia Airlines eyes return to profitability by 2024: CEO Ibrahim Koshy
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Last Updated: May 17, 2021, 05:00 PM IST
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Global airlines industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, which has left many planes grounded or flying near empty.
Saudi Arabian Airlines was seeing domestic demand exceed capacity
State-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines plans to return to profitability by 2024, its chief executive officer said on Monday. Global airlines industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, which has left many planes grounded or flying near empty. However, Saudi Arabian Airlines was seeing domestic demand exceed capacity, CEO Ibrahim Koshy told the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai.
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The Airline Startups Finding Opportunity In A Crisis
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You wouldn’t think in the midst of a pandemic, launching a new airline would be a good idea. But there are a few brave souls out there who believe it’s exactly the right time. Let’s take a look at some of the airline startups we’ve seen in recent months who believe they have what it takes to build success out of a crisis.
For some airline startups, the pandemic was an opportunity wrapped up in a crisis. Photo: Avelo
Breeze
In the making long before COVID was a thing, Breeze was officially announced last year. The low-cost airline is another startup from serial airline entrepreneur David Neeleman, and is targeting secondary cities with point to point routes. Dubbed the ‘nicest’ airline you’ll ever fly, Neeleman is hoping to capture traffic on underserved direct routes.
CEOs of start-up airlines Ava Airways, EGO Airways, PLAY, and Pop join speaker line-up at FTE APEX Virtual Expo
(Nino) Navdip Singh Judge Chief Executive and Founder, Pop, joins the CEOs of Ava Airways, EGO Airways, and PLAY, in the New Airlines C-Suite Summit, taking place at FTE APEX Virtual Expo on 25-26 May 2021.
anna.aero’s sister business unit, Future Travel Experience-APEX, has attracted a stellar line-up of speakers, exhibitors, and attendees for the second FTE APEX Virtual Expo (25-26 May 2021) – a proper digital trade show with a proper virtual exhibition (rather than another dull webinar).
Hear from four start-up airlines at FTE APEX Virtual Expo’s New Airlines C-Suite Summit, moderated by Aaron Heslehurst, News Anchor & Presenter, BBC World News, which will feature: