• His Excellency Eng. Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser Re-elected for Three-Year Term

Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s national flag carrier, participated in the 74^th International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Sydney, Australia, which took place from 3-5 June at the Sydney International Convention Center.

During the course of the AGM, more than 1,000 delegates attended and discussed topics in global aviation, including safety and security; passenger experience; regulations, global standards and infrastructure. Key resolutions ratified at the AGM included the following subjects: airport privatization and corporatization; committing to a number of actions related to anti-trafficking initiatives; and IATA called on governments to abide by international agreements and treaty obligations to enable airlines to repatriate revenues from ticket sales and other activities.

Membership on the IATA Board of Governors was also voted on for the coming year, with Saudi Arabian Airlines voted once again for another three-years (2019-2021).

Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines, His Excellency Eng. Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, was present in Sydney for the AGM and has been selected to serve as a member of the Board of Governors for a second term.

The position will be the second consecutive term Eng. Al-Jasser serves as a member of the IATA Board of Governors. His first appointment to the Board of Governors took place at the 71^st IATA AGM in Miami, USA in 2015.

Commenting on the IATA Board of Governors re-election, His Excellency Eng. Al-Jasser said:

“The business of air transport is an avenue for creating new opportunities to support and enable global trade development, as well as facilitate existing and new cultural, educational, and leisure industries in all parts of the world,”

“On behalf of SAUDIA, I am pleased to contribute to IATA alongside my fellow Board members and colleagues.”

SAUDIA airline executives met with new partners and stakeholders during the event, and hosted a breakfast networking event for global media in the morning of Tuesday June 5^th.

The airline’s growing route network and double-digit passenger growth has seen the airline carry more than 32 million guests last year, with further growth projected with the start of operations at Jeddah’s new King Abdulaziz International Airport.

Currently, SAUDIA flies to 90 destinations across four continents with a fleet of 149 aircraft.