Saudia joins airline alliance

Skyteam has confirmed that Saudi Arabian Airlines, universally known as Saudia, and a dry airline, will join the alliance in 2012.  After Royal Jordanian, who are part of oneworld, it will be only the second carrier in the region to become a partner of one of the three major groupings.  Currently resident at Heathrow T3 the airline is set to move to T4, joining its Skyteam colleagues, later this year.

Other carriers set to join Skyteam over the next couple of years include Garuda Indonesia, Aerolíneas Argentina, China Airlines, China Eastern and its subsidiary Shanghai Airlines. www.saudiairlines.com

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