Saudia Cargo has announced that it will increase its belly capacity on new international routes through the commencement of Saudia passenger flights to Manchester and Los Angeles as of 1 April 2014.
The Manchester service will be operated by the airline’s B777-200 aircraft and will have a capacity of 9 tons from KSA and 12 tons into KSA, while the Los Angeles service will be operated by the B777-300 aircraft and will have a capacity of 6 tons from KSA and 8 tons into KSA. Both destinations will be served three times per week.
Saudia Cargo has also announced the increase of its belly capacity as a result of increasing frequencies to a number of destinations around the globe. Recently in January, the airline offered seven flights per week to Casablanca (up from five) and nine flights per week to Jakarta (up from seven). A direct daily flight from Jeddah to Casablanca will be introduced as of 1 April, and four new weekly flights will operate from Riyadh to Casablanca as of March. Weekly frequencies to Kuala Lumpur will increase from six to eight effective 1 April, while a new service with three weekly frequencies to Trivandrum will commence in November 2014.
Source: Saudia Cargo