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Neom Bay Airport Receives First Commercial Flight

Neom Bay Airport receives its first commercial flight. (SPA)
Neom Bay Airport receives its first commercial flight. (SPA)
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Neom Bay Airport Receives First Commercial Flight

Neom Bay Airport receives its first commercial flight. (SPA)
Neom Bay Airport receives its first commercial flight. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s Neom Bay Airport received on Sunday its first commercial flight.

Director General at Saudi Arabian Airlines Saleh al-Jassar and Neom CEO Nadhmi Al-Nasr were present to witness the Saudi Airlines flight land at the airport.

Neom Bay Airport is one of the most modern and important airports in the Middle East. It also boasts a strategic location where it lies on the border with Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt.

It will conduct regular flights to investors and employees of Neom mega project.

The establishment of the airport comes in line with Saudi Vision 2030 and aims to support the development of the national economy by creating a modern and global logistics platform for companies and individuals around the world.

The total area of the airport is 3,643 sq. meters and has a hangar to accommodate as many as six aircraft.

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Maersk shipping line Cabo Verde offloads containers within the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) container terminal at the port of Mombasa, Kenya, January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Laban Walloga
Maersk shipping line Cabo Verde offloads containers within the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) container terminal at the port of Mombasa, Kenya, January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Laban Walloga
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Maersk Not Returning to the Gulf of Aden for Now

Maersk shipping line Cabo Verde offloads containers within the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) container terminal at the port of Mombasa, Kenya, January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Laban Walloga
Maersk shipping line Cabo Verde offloads containers within the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) container terminal at the port of Mombasa, Kenya, January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Laban Walloga

Maersk will continue to divert vessels away from the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea and toward the southern tip of Africa despite Yemen's Houthis announcing they will curb their attacks on ships, the container shipping giant said on Friday.
The Danish shipping company said the announcement by the Iran-backed militia was "a very welcome step in the right direction towards stability and eventual normality for the global shipping industry".
However, it said the security risk for commercial vessels transition the Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb strait remains high.
"With this in mind – and the safety of our crew, vessels, and your cargo being our utmost priority – Maersk will continue to sail around Africa via the Cape of Good Hope until safe passage through the area is ensured for the longer term," it said.

Houthis have carried out more than 100 attacks on ships since November 2023 and sunk two vessels, seized another and killed at least four seafarers.
They have targeted the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, which are joined by the narrow Bab al-Mandab strait, a chokepoint between the Horn of Africa and the Middle East.