Saudi Arabia Has a New Luxury Flight Option

Saudi Arabia has their first privately operated scheduled airline service. Al Khayala, a luxury airline will start flying several times a week between the Riyadh and the Red Sea hub of Jeddah. Al Khayala is targeted at luxury passengers promising service a step above first class and a notch below private flight. The airline uses three modified Airbus A319 aircraft reconfigured to have only 44 seats. Expansion of the service to other cities is planned.