Saudia Issues RFP to the World's Airports

Manchester, England (ots/PRNewswire) -

Route Exchange, the online platform for air service development,
is delighted to announce the commencement of a Request for Proposal
(RFP) from Saudia who are using the facility to support their network
growth.

The national airline of Saudi Arabia, based at Jeddah-King
Abdulaziz International Airport, operates domestic and international
scheduled flights to over 70 destinations in the Middle East, Africa,
Asia, Europe and North America.

Mr. Mohammed Binhafeez, Senior Planning Specialist at recently
rebranded Saudia said: "We are re-structuring our network and looking
forward we aim to reach new destinations. In order to do that Saudia
have invested heavily in an expansion of our fleet. Moreover, the
opening of the new Jeddah airport in 2014 will make links to new
destinations and our current network more efficient. We are using
Route Exchange to reach new markets and welcome airports worldwide to
join the process to demonstrate what opportunities exist from their
markets to our bases."

Declan Maguire, Business Development Manager for Route Exchange
stated: "The Saudia Request for Proposals represents an excellent
opportunity for airports worldwide to pitch their route proposals
directly to the planning team of a highly successful Middle Eastern
carrier. Saudia are prepared to listen to any airport who can
demonstrate strong demand between their market and their Jeddah and
Riyadh bases. Saudia have specific intelligence requests of airports
which are detailed in the full Request for Proposals (RFP) document"

Once airports have met the terms of the Prequalifying
Questionnaire (PQQ), they will then be sent the formal RFP where they
can complete a pre-defined data requirements and a proposal document.
Saudia will then analyse the submissions before scheduling meetings
with potential new airport partners at World Routes, The 18th World
Route Development Forum which will take place 29 September - 2
October this year in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

For more information on Route Exchange visit
http://www.routesonline.com

Notes to Editors

About Routes

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- Routes was founded in 1995 as part of the Manchester UK?based ASM Ltd.,
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