RIYADH (The Thursday Times) — Riyadh Air ka pehla Airbus A321neo tayyara Germany ke shehar Hamburg mein Airbus ki paint facility se Saudi airline ke pearl rangon mein bahar aa gaya hai, airline ne bataya. Is ke saath airline apne bere mein narrow-body tayyare shamil kar rahi hai, jo ab tak Boeing 787 Dreamliner ke gird banaya gaya hai.
Yeh tayyara, jis ki registration HZ-RXFA hogi, jume ko paint shop se nikla aur ab delivery aur airline ke operational markaz Riyadh pohanchne se pehle aazmaishi parwazon ke aik silsile se guzrega. Riyadh Air ne kaha ke cabin, dauran-e-parwaz service aur narrow-body bere ke routes ki tafseelat aainda hafton mein jaari ki jayengi.
Airline ke mutabiq is ka design Saudi wirse se mutasir hai, jis ki behti lakeerein riwayati Bedouin khaimon ke kham aur Arabi khattati se li gayi hain. Is mein neele aur halke banafshi rang istemal hue hain, jism ke pichhle hisse par paron jaise naqsh hain aur cockpit ki khirkiyon ke gird gehra frame hai. Airline ka naam Arabi aur English dono mein likha gaya hai.
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A321neo un 787 tayyaron ke saath parwaz karega jo Riyadh Air ke taweel fasle ke mansoobon ki bunyad hain. July mein airline aur Boeing ne mazeed 28 Dreamliners ke muahide ka elan kiya tha, jis mein 20 tayyaron ko bare 787-10 model mein tabdeel karna aur 11 tayyaron ki pehle se ghair elaniya khareedari shamil thi. Us waqt ke elan ke mutabiq baqi 17 tayyaron ko hatmi shakal dene ke baad is ka pukhta order 67 Dreamliners tak pohanchne ki tawaqqo hai.
Public Investment Fund ki mukammal milkiyat Riyadh Air ne London Heathrow ki service se parwazon ka aaghaz kiya tha aur is ke baad Manchester aur Bangkok ko shamil kiya. Is ne 2 November se Heathrow ke liye haftawar parwazein nau kar deen aur 9 November se Bangkok ke liye rozana parwazein shuru keen. Milan ke liye booking khul chuki hai, jahan parwazein 16 December se hafte mein chaar baar shuru hongi, aur yeh farokht ke liye dastyab 15wan maqam hoga.
October mein airline ne bataya tha ke woh Europe, Mashriq-e-Wusta aur Asia mein 14 maqamat ke liye aath tayyare chala rahi hai aur 2026 ke aakhir tak taqreeban 30 maqamat farokht ke liye pesh karna chahti hai. Is ka hadaf 2030 tak 100 se zaid maqamat hai, jo maeeshat ko tel se hat kar mutanawwe banane ke Vision 2030 mansoobe ka hissa hai. Airline ko tawaqqo hai ke us waqt tak woh do lakh se zaid barah-e-raast aur bilwasta mulazmatein faraham karegi aur ghair-tel GDP mein 75 arab riyal (20 arab dollar) se zyada ka izafa karegi.
Yeh tausee aise waqt mein ho rahi hai jab Khaleeji hawabazi kai hafton ki rukawaton se sambhal rahi hai. Riyadh ka King Khalid International Airport Houthiyon ke drone aur missile hamlon ka nishana banta raha hai, aur Qatar Airways ne Riyadh aur Dammam ke liye parwazein aik maah ke ta'attul ke baad isi hafte bahal ki hain.
