SaudiGulf Airlines (Arabic: السعودية الخليجية) was a carrier located in

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. It was owned by the Al Qahtani Group and became the country's third International carrier, after

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History

SaudiGulf Airlines was established in 2013 by Abdel Hadi Abdullah Al-Qahtani & Sons Group of Companies, a Saudi consortium of privately owned businesses. The airline was planning to start operation in 2015 but encountered regulatory delays with Saudi Arabia's

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. The airline received its

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on 22 June 2016. It launched operations on 29 October 2016 with twice daily flights between Dammam and Riyadh. On 28 March 2019 SaudiGulf announced the cancellation of its 16 A220-300 orders. This came after an order for 10 A320neos, which SaudiGulf stated would be a better fit for the airline. The first

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was built, registered as VP-CGE, but not delivered as airline operations were suspended due to

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on 3 June 2020 and the company filed for bankruptcy afterward. Its service was regarded as one of the best in the kingdom before its bankruptcy and many clients were saddened at the cessation of its operations.

Destinations

SaudiGulf Airlines flew to the following destinations as of October 2018:

Fleet

SaudiGulf Airlines operated the following aircraft at the time of its demise:

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History

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