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Sama Airlines سما للطيران | Al Khayala الخيالة للطيران |
IATA Code: ZS | ICAO Code: SMY | Callsign NAJIM
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Sama Airlines سما للطيران Sama LelTayaran Company Limited, PO Box 361662 Riyadh 11313 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Tel: 966 (1) 263 009 www.flysama.com
Ownership: Privately owned (Investment Enterprises Ltd consist of 30 major Saudi private and institutional investors including Olayan Financial Co, Xenel Industries Ltd, Saudi Industrial Services Co, Sara Development Company Ltd and Modern Investment Company for Trade and Industries) |
Sama LelTayaran Company Limited, operating as Sama, was a Saudi low-cost airline based at King Fahad International Airport, Dammam operating scheduled flights within Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, operated six Boeing 737-300s. The airline's registered address was in Riyadh. Sama was founded in March 2007..The airlines was initially focussing on domestic flights, subsequently expanded by serving international destinations during 2008. Another major restructuring occurred during 2009 when the airline's timetables were rescheduled towards higher aircraft utilization, in an attempt to improve the financial results of the company (which also saw unprofitable routes being phased out, and frequency increase for profitable routes).
On 24 August 2010, the airline ceased it flight operations. The decision was taken after the airline recorded a loss of 1 billion
riyals ($266 million),
Sama, which received 200 million riyals as a loan from the government to
cover fuel costs and 500 million riyals from shareholders, fell short
of 300 million riyals to maintain its flight operations Media reports Sama LelTayaran Company Limited will not sell its assets and is making attempts to re-enter the market, and a Saudi daily Okaz reported that Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), Qatar Airways, Air Arabia and a number of other Arab airline companies have expressed interest in aquiring Sama, which was the first Arab Gulf airline company to suspend its operations. Riyadh-based National Air Services was the first Saudi low- cost carrier received an Air Operators Certificate (AOC). National Air and Sama competed with state-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines, which receives government support and subsidized fuel.
Executives: Prince Bandar Bin Khalid Al Faisal (Chairman) Bruce Ashby (CEO)
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Al Salam Center, 2nd Floor
Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz ( Al Tehliyat ) Street
P.O.Box 305161
Riyadh 11361, Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966 1-217-1800
Fax: +966 1-217-1830
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The airline operated domestic and international scheduled and charter
services, and wass based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Its main base of
operations was King Abdulaziz International Airport, with a hub at King
Khalid International Airport, Riyadh.
The airline launched operations in July 2005, and was entirely owned by the Saudi National Air Services. It flies passengers
in the region to both domestic and international destinations.
At 1 April, 2009 bankruptcy was declared, quite likely due
to the current financial crisis.
All aircraft were operated by National Air Services. After
operations ceased, the aircraft were stored.
Al Khayala fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
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- 3 x Airbus A319-112
- 1 x Airbus A320-214
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