Saudi Arabia-based airline, FlyNas Air Services, yesterday launched itself into the Nigerian aviation market through at the Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in Kano State.
It lifted 106 passengers from Kano to Jeddah.
According to the Director of Business Support, Khalid Al-Din, FlyNAS Air Service is expected to limit its operation from MAKIA to Jeddah for the main time.
He added that the airline is programmed to operate once a week, saying “we shall gradually improve our services depending on the volume of passengers that patronise us.
His words: “Presently, FlyNas has over 30 aircrafts in its fleet, but we are deploying an airbus 330, with a capacity of 165 passengers which landed at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport about 2.15am on Saturday, and departed the airport with 106 passengers about 4am, to Jeddah.
“We started operation three years ago in Nigeria, through a BASA agreement between Nigeria and the Saudi Arabian government, which gave FlyNAS the discretion to come and participate as a carrier in the Hajj operation in which we performed successfully.”