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Flynas Announces 7 New Destinations, 4th Operations Base in Saudi Arabia

Madinah Airport. (Madinah Airport)
Madinah Airport. (Madinah Airport)
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Flynas Announces 7 New Destinations, 4th Operations Base in Saudi Arabia

Madinah Airport. (Madinah Airport)
Madinah Airport. (Madinah Airport)

Flynas, the national airline and the leading low-cost carrier in the Middle East and the world, added seven new routes to its network from its new operations base at Madinah Airport, starting December 2023.

Flynas is the only carrier with four operations bases across the Kingdom.

The new announcement comes within the Pilgrims Experience Program (PEP) objectives to facilitate access to the Two Holy Mosques and the National Civil Aviation Strategy.

It would enable national air carriers to contribute to connecting the Kingdom with 250 international destinations and to reach 330 million passengers and to attract 100 million tourists annually by 2030.

Managing Director of Tibah Airports Operations Company Sofiene Abdessalem recently signed a partnership agreement with CEO and Managing Director of flynas Bander al-Mohanna to launch the carrier’s newest operations base at Madinah Airport.

The base aims to diversify and increase international and domestic destinations to and from Madinah Airport. Flynas has three other operations centers in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam.

The company will launch two domestic routes from Madinah to Abha and Tabuk and five international routes to Dubai, Amman, Baghdad, Istanbul, and Ankara to be operated alongside the other four existing routes from Madinah to Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, and Cairo.

The additions will bring the number of routes operated by flynas from Madinah to 11.

Mohanna said the launch of the new operations center coincides with taking delivery of new aircraft to further upscale flynas fleet.

"The operations from our new operations base will start with two aircraft as a first stage, and we are planning to increase our operations and fleet size and to launch more destinations to achieve our strategy ‘We Connect the World to the Kingdom’," said Mohanna.

He noted that the company aims to enhance the guests' experience with direct flights to many destinations in and outside Saudi Arabia, creating new job opportunities and increasing Saudization in the Aviation industry.

Flynas connects more than 70 domestic and international destinations with more than 1,500 weekly flights and has flown more than 60 million passengers since its launch in 2007 to reach 165 domestic and global goals, in line with the objectives of Vision 2030.

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Saudi Arabia Makes History with Adoption of Riyadh Treaty on Design Law

Photo of the Riyadh Diplomatic Conference on the Design Law Treaty (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Photo of the Riyadh Diplomatic Conference on the Design Law Treaty (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Arabia Makes History with Adoption of Riyadh Treaty on Design Law

Photo of the Riyadh Diplomatic Conference on the Design Law Treaty (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Photo of the Riyadh Diplomatic Conference on the Design Law Treaty (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia has made history by uniting the 193 member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to adopt the Riyadh Treaty on Design Law. This landmark achievement, realized after two decades of deliberation, underscores the Kingdom’s leadership in enhancing the global intellectual property system.

The announcement came at the conclusion of the Riyadh Diplomatic Conference on the Design Law Treaty, a rare event for WIPO, which has not held a diplomatic conference outside Geneva for more than a decade. It was also the first such event hosted in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, representing the final stage of negotiations to establish an agreement aimed at simplifying and standardizing design protection procedures across member states.

Over the past two weeks, intensive discussions and negotiations among member states culminated in the adoption of the Riyadh Treaty, which commits signatory nations to a unified set of requirements for registering designs, ensuring consistent and streamlined procedures worldwide. The agreement is expected to have a significant positive impact on designers, enabling them to protect their creations more effectively and uniformly across international markets.

At a press conference held on Friday to mark the event’s conclusion, CEO of the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property Abdulaziz Al-Suwailem highlighted the economic potential of the new protocol.

Responding to a question from Asharq Al-Awsat, Al-Suwailem noted the substantial contributions of young Saudi men and women in creative design. He explained that the agreement will enable their designs to be formally protected, allowing them to enter markets as valuable, tradable assets.

He also emphasized the symbolic importance of naming the convention the Riyadh Treaty, stating that it reflects Saudi Arabia’s growing influence as a bridge between cultures and a global center for innovative initiatives.

The treaty lays critical legal foundations to support designers and drive innovation worldwide, aligning with Saudi Arabia’s vision of promoting international collaboration in the creative industries and underscoring its leadership in building a sustainable future for innovators.

The agreement also advances global efforts to enhance creativity, protect intellectual property, and stimulate innovation on a broader scale.

This achievement further strengthens Saudi Arabia’s position as a global hub for groundbreaking initiatives, demonstrating its commitment to nurturing creativity, safeguarding designers’ rights, and driving the development of creative industries on an international scale.

The Riyadh Diplomatic Conference, held from November 11 to 22, was hosted by the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property and attracted high-ranking officials and decision-makers from WIPO member states.