Flynas (stylized flynas; ), formerly Nas Air, is a private Saudi low-cost airline "joint-stock company". It is the first low-cost airline in Saudi Arabia.
It operates more than 1,500 flights per week, which serve more than 70 domestic and international destinations in the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Africa.
It takes King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, King Fahd International Airport in Dammam and Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah as centers for its operations. Its fleet consists of 61 aircraft as of February 2025.
History
thumb|Former logo from 2008 until 2013
thumb|A Nas Air [[Airbus A320-200 in 2014]]
Nas Air
Saudi Arabian Airlines was the only airline in the country when budget carriers Nas Air and Sama Airlines got their licenses from the government. In July 2017, the Flynas application on smart devices, iPhone and Android, achieved one million downloads of the application by users. In November 2018, Flynas took delivery of the first Airbus A320neo family aircraft.
Corporate affairs
The managing director and CEO of Flynas is Bander Al-Mohanna, the chairman of the board of directors is Ayed Al-Jeaid, the vice-chairman is Talal Al-Maiman, and the members of the board of directors are Hamza Al-Kholi, Saad Al-Mousa, and Saleh Al-Henaki.
Destinations
, Flynas served 54 destinations across 99 routes; the airline has Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, and Medinah as operating bases.
In February 2014, Flynas introduced its Global Flight Routes program, aimed at offering affordable rates to passengers for flights between Jeddah and points in Africa, Asia and Europe, Manchester became the airline destination in the United Kingdom on 7 May 2014. Also in October 2014, Al-Qassim was incorporated to the route network.
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Etihad Airways
- Pegasus Airlines
In February 2020, Flynas joined the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which will help the company with "greater co-operation" with other member airlines and increase connectivity through codeshare agreements.
Fleet
thumb|Flynas [[Airbus A320neo in 2022]]
Current fleet
, Flynas operates the following aircraft:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:auto;"
|+ Flynas fleet
|-
!Aircraft
!In service
!Orders
!Passengers
!Notes
|-
|Airbus A320-200
|4
|—
|164
|
|-
|Airbus A320neo
|57
|106
|174
|
|-
|Airbus A321XLR
|—
|36
|<abbr title="To Be Announced">TBA</abbr>
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |Airbus A330-300
| rowspan="2" |4
| rowspan="2" |—
|335
|
|-
|436
|
|-
|Airbus A330-900
|—
|15
|<abbr title="To Be Announced">TBA</abbr>
|
|-
!Total
!65
!157
! colspan="2" |
|}
Historic fleet
Throughout its history, Flynas and its predecessor, Nas Air, operated the following aircraft types:
- Airbus A319-100
- Airbus A330-200
- Boeing 747-400
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