General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA)

Saudi Arabia’s flagship carrier, Saudia, registered the fewest complaints among the Kingdom’s airlines and documented a 95 percent resolution rate, according to official data. In its May rankings of air transport service providers and…
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Direct flights between Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia are scheduled to begin in October this year. The move comes after the Air Connectivity Program signed a cooperation agreement with Cathay Pacific Airways, Saudi Press Agency reported.…
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Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport emerges as one of the top three performing terminals in the Kingdom, according to official data. The Riyadh-based aviation facility topped the category for international terminals with…
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Saudi Arabia’s aviation sector received a major boost with over 100 agreements, exceeding SR75 billion ($20 billion), signed during the first two days of the Future Aviation Forum. The Riyadh event saw the signing of 102 memorandums of…
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An ambitious roadmap setting out how Saudi Arabia will grow its aviation sector tenfold into a $2 billion industry will be unveiled at a special event in May. The plans cover the business jet segment, including charter, private, and…
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The volume of air cargo handled by airports in Saudi Arabia saw an annual rise 7 percent in 2023 to reach 918,000 tonnes, official data showed. In its latest report, the General Authority for Civil Aviation said that the Kingdom’s…
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More than 5,000 global aviation industry experts, international airline leaders, and airport executives will convene in Riyadh from May 20 to 22 for a dedicated event focused on the challenges facing the industry. According to the Saudi…
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Aviation firm China Southern Airlines has been given the green light by Saudi Arabia to operate flights between Riyadh and three cities in the Asian country. The Kingdom’s General Authority of Civil Aviation, through its Air Transport…
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Ten out of the 11 airports in Saudi Arabia that received passengers’ complaints in February resolved them on time, according to the General Authority of Civil Aviation. In its monthly classification for air transport service providers,…
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Collaboration efforts between Saudi Arabia and Oman’s civil aviation sectors are on course to boom as the two countries discuss areas of cooperation. The Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority held a meeting with its Omani counterpart to…
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