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Saudia Airlines ended 2015 by achieving a rise in the number of its guests and operated flights in December 2015, according to figures released by the airline’s operation center. Saudia figures highlight that the airline operated 16,559 scheduled and additional domestic and international flights in December with a daily average of 530 flights, which 5% more than December 2014 average. Saudia figures also indicate that the airline’s punctuality reached 85.23%.
The share of scheduled domestic flights operated during December 2015 reached 65.24% of the total scheduled flights; registering 10,333 flights with a punctuality rate of 86.2%; whereas the total international scheduled flights reached 5,506 flights with punctuality rate of 85.2%. 
2,471,643 guests were transported on all domestic and international flights during December 2015, recording a growth of 9% when compared to December 2014 figures. The number of guests on domestic flights reached 1,374,054, which is 55.6% of the total traffic carried by Saudia; whereas international traffic reached 1,097,589. 
The year 2016 will witness increases in the number of flights and seat capacity on domestic and international sectors with the arrival of new aircraft, following the recent deal for Saudia to acquire 50 A320 and A330 aircraft, in addition to B777 and B787 aircraft. Saudia will be receiving 29 new aircraft in 2016, which will be added to its current fleet that includes 122 aircraft.