Air France now switches to Saudi Airlines terminal

This follows the move by Saudi Arabian Airlines to code share with the Sky Team airline as a first move towards full alliance membership.

Witnessing the first flight, Pierre de Saint-Albin, Air France General Manager, said:  "We have to thank GACA and KAIA for their tremendous efforts and the warm welcome given to us and our passengers at KAIA's South Terminal. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of our most important markets and the relocation to our splendid new facilities at the South Terminal greatly enhances our inbound and outbound operational activities in Jeddah.”

Air France is now flying the large Airbus 330 aircraft from KAIA in Jeddah to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris three times a week – Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at 03.55 AM.  As of January 2011 the current Air France flight will be code shared with Saudia. Together with the four Saudia flights per week it amounts to seven Paris-bound flights departing from KAIA and finally provides a daily non-stop service from Jeddah to the French capital.

This move, new frequencies and larger aircraft are the first steps towards a closer cooperation between Air France, Saudia, GACA and KAIA. Air France is now using all the facilities of the South Terminal including the Business and First Class lounges of Saudia, adding more amenities and ease to their customers' journey.

Oliver Noack, KAIA’s Director Operations Improvement, said: "This move to the South Terminal is an important step for Air France to enhance the customer service experience for their passengers together with Saudia and we warmly welcome Air France to their new facilities."

KAIA is currently implementing an ongoing program of updating and upgrading the airport’s facilities and services to fulfill the public’s needs and expectations . This includes increasing the number of flights departing from and arriving in the Kingdom , and expanding the airport’s passenger capacity to receive an ever growing number of passengers.

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Pierre de Saint-Albin, Air France General Manager and Mohamed AlSharief, Media Specialist for GACA, in front of the new Air France counters in KAIA’s South Terminal