Saudia Airlines
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Saudia Airlines
Hi guys,
Has anyone flown with Saudia Airlines before? I've just booked my flights to go back to the UK for Christmas and the flight prices are ridiculous...
The Saudia flight comes in around 1800dhs which is less than half of direct flights (does mean I have to make a stopover in KSA to bring the total journey time to around 10 hours)
I gauge it's a dry cabin (not too fussed) but what's been the experience for any of you?
Also regarding visas, there wouldn't be a problem going through KSA on a connecting flight?
Cheers,
Al
Has anyone flown with Saudia Airlines before? I've just booked my flights to go back to the UK for Christmas and the flight prices are ridiculous...
The Saudia flight comes in around 1800dhs which is less than half of direct flights (does mean I have to make a stopover in KSA to bring the total journey time to around 10 hours)
I gauge it's a dry cabin (not too fussed) but what's been the experience for any of you?
Also regarding visas, there wouldn't be a problem going through KSA on a connecting flight?
Cheers,
Al
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Re: Saudia Airlines
Ask Jam25 - he normally connects through Amsterdam I believe and always gets a good price.
There must be better options than going via KSA.
There must be better options than going via KSA.
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If for some reason they are higher then I bite the bullet and fly BA.
I did hear that Emirates are reasonable at the moment.
All that said, if you are looking at Christmas then they are always going to higher rates.
I take it you are checking a few of the multi carrier search engines, Expedia, Kayay etc.
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I've flown Saudia a few times on intra-Saudi flights and they were fine. Generally their terminals are much better than the non-Saudia terminals at the big Saudi airports. They are a member of Skyteam so will have had to meet whatever minimum standard requirements attach to that - albeit bearing in mind that may be what is acceptable in the US....
If the price is that good I would have no qualms - just double/triple/quadruple check that you can do all your connections in Saudi (Jeddah or Riyadh?) without having to pass immigration. I'm sure some of the Saudi-based posters can further enlighten you on their international service.
If the price is that good I would have no qualms - just double/triple/quadruple check that you can do all your connections in Saudi (Jeddah or Riyadh?) without having to pass immigration. I'm sure some of the Saudi-based posters can further enlighten you on their international service.
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I am prejudiced since I was an employee of Saudia 1996-2002. I thought flights were ok.
Once on board it is usually fine although boarding can be a bit chaotic. No booze on board so there are no ghastly, unruly drunks. No chance of meeting certain posters from here on board !
They are very competitive price-wise. Flying vas Jeddah there is an opportunity to overnight in the Airport Hotel without the need to clear immigration controls.
Once on board it is usually fine although boarding can be a bit chaotic. No booze on board so there are no ghastly, unruly drunks. No chance of meeting certain posters from here on board !
They are very competitive price-wise. Flying vas Jeddah there is an opportunity to overnight in the Airport Hotel without the need to clear immigration controls.
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It's via Riyadh on the way to UK (3 hours stopover) and Jeddah on way back (2 hour stopover)
Assuming this will be all ok?
Assuming this will be all ok?
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Both airports (for Saudia) are OK - you can get a half decent coffee in both. Jed immigration is a disaster (Riyadh is fine) but hopefully you will be able to skip all of that.
The in flight movies are cut to shreds.
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Depends. If you don't care, then go for it? But by asking I assume you do care a little bit, so surely for the sake of a few hundred dirhams, to arrive in the UK slightly more relaxed, not having to have sat next to someone like Scot47 etc it's worth it?
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Whilst I only pay for my own flights, I am comfortable with the EK prices (bearing in mind my start point is LHR not DXB)....but if I had a family, I'd be thinking long and hard about how much they cost...
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For Christmas, we are saving around 5000dh using KLM to Newcastle instead of Emirates. There is a 90 minute stopover in Amsterdam which isn't bad for the sake of £1,000
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Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of Emirates but for 4,000 aed or so, I can't justify it.
As I said to the missus (who's flying Emirates for Christmas back to Scotland), if somebody offered me a few hundred quid to fly a more inconvenient route on a less reputable airline, I would take it!
As I said to the missus (who's flying Emirates for Christmas back to Scotland), if somebody offered me a few hundred quid to fly a more inconvenient route on a less reputable airline, I would take it!
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Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of Emirates but for 4,000 aed or so, I can't justify it.
As I said to the missus (who's flying Emirates for Christmas back to Scotland), if somebody offered me a few hundred quid to fly a more inconvenient route on a less reputable airline, I would take it!
As I said to the missus (who's flying Emirates for Christmas back to Scotland), if somebody offered me a few hundred quid to fly a more inconvenient route on a less reputable airline, I would take it!