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DC-3

Well I work at the Jeddah IAP, and I have never seen the Saudia DC-3. Where the heck is it? Paul, in Saudi 15:59, 10 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not really sure, but I think its the one in the roundabout in Jeddah. Mlaheji 05:17, 14 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Saudia name

The article states: "The Saudia name was dropped in the identity revamp, with Saudi Arabian Airlines name used."

Apparently the author was not aware that the new paint has "Saudi Arabian" in English and has "Saudia" in Arabic. Bfostersm (talk) 18:16, 7 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Right as of today (29th May 2012) the airlines has decided to once again change its name this time back to the original name of Saudia, someone please change the title name. Thanks

Formatting of Fleet Table

How should the format for the fleet table is handled. Several airline pages have cargo/passenger fleet in seperate tables. Should we put them togther or leave them seperated. Snoozlepet (talk) 20:36, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I feel the single table format looks way better than having several separate tables for cargo, passenger, etc. Also, the total and last updated date at the end of the single table is a good addition!

On a semi-related note, the fleet table colours are also great in the Saudia article: much better than the multicoloured ones we see in so many other airline pages. Jasepl (talk) 10:02, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

On another semi-related note, I propose doing away with listing the destinations served in the fleet tables. There really is no encyclopaedic reason to include it. Jasepl (talk) 10:05, 9 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delta Codeshares

The SkyTeam alliance apparently stirred up some Internet controversy in regards to Delta. Delta made a statement that they do not intend to codeshare with SAA: http://www.skyteam.com/en/About-Us/Press/News/2011/Nieuwsbericht-15/. SAA is going to be part of skyteam (http://www.skyteam.com/en/About-Us/Press/News/2011/Nieuwsbericht-15/), but the announcement doesn't claim there will necessarily be codesharing going on. Delta might still fit under "Alliances", but the description states "Saudi Arabian Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines" so I took Delta off the list. Is there other evidence that Delta actual codeshares with SAA? — Preceding unsigned comment added by DarthZeth (talk • contribs) 19:45, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delta released a press statement saying they wont codeshare with saudia — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.194.168.185 (talk) 14:22, 29 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

MD-90 fleet

Atleast 10 or more are still flying with them, so why are editors removing them from fleet table? 119.155.33.37 (talk) 14:12, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Banning Israelis

I have added the fact that Saudi Arabia bans Israelis from flying on their airline. I've added it to the article as banning an entire nationality of people is obviously notable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.68.99.213 (talk) 19:34, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Such a controversial section needs careful handling. Let's work on it here and see if there's a consensus to include it. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:04, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I dont think it should be included it clearly is not notable, it is up to individual airlines to allow who they like on the flight. Nearly all airlines profile passengers and dont allow any that may be a risk to fly, nothing unusual here. MilborneOne (talk) 21:15, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Rambling Man, you're blatantly dishonest, a complete liar, and I've proven it. You've deleted the talking off your own page and then blocked me from discussing your atrocious conduct on your own page. There doesn't seem to be anywhere else to discuss this. So I'm just going to leave it here.

You claimed it was someone else editing but this proves that you're lying:

20:10 July 15 2013 The Rambling Man ... Reverted edits

19:59 July 15 2013 The Rambling Man ... Reverted edits

19:39 July 15 2013 The Rambling Man ... Undid revision

ALL THREE are AFTER I started the talk entry which you refused to participate in.

If this isn't the right place, please let me know where is the appropriate place to discuss this administrator's blatant disregard for the rules and for other users. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.68.99.251 (talk) 21:19, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

MillbornOne, I don't believe that there is any precedent with any other airline blocking millions of people based on their nationality alone. It is explicitly against the laws of the United States. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.68.99.229 (talk) 21:24, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Since this is probably the best place to leave a message for the IP:stop with the attacks on other editors: belligerence is no substitute for persuasion. Acroterion (talk) 21:38, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

And yet I was the one who started the talk while The Rambling Man repeatedly undid my additions while refusing to talk. He even deleted the discussions I was attempting to have after I exposed his repeated lies on his talk page. There's a point at which defending your associates becomes untenable. The Rambling Man crossed that line.

You will find it is more to do with the the KSA government not allowing Israeli passport holders to enter of transit the country, little point it carrying passengers that they will have to bring back. Nothing unusual they will refuse anybody without a visa whoever you are. As this is fairly common practice in the airline world it is hardly notable, and as far as I know the laws of the United States dont apply to the rest of the world. MilborneOne (talk) 21:41, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Flyers often travel through a country just as a transit hub. Saudia won't carry Israelis even just to transit through the country. The airline laws of the US apply to all airlines that depart or arrive in the US including Saudia. Can you state where else in the airline world millions of people are banned on the basis of their nationality alone? Would you also consider similarly not notable if British Airways had an official policy of not carrying people for being Muslim?

Please sign your posts, thanks. Saudi Arabia has no official diplomatic relations with Israel so anybody with an Israeli passport cant get the relevant paperwork to transit or enter Saudi Arabia, it does not matter what the American law says if you dont have the right paperwork you cant travel on any airline. So no diplomatic relations/no paperwork no notability. As your addition needs to gain consensus on this page first perhaps we shall wait and see if anybody else things that not allowing somebody on your aircraft without the right paperwork is notable, thanks. MilborneOne (talk) 12:06, 16 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your political, religious or racial justifications can be added to the paragraph, but they have no bearing on the notability of the fact that millions of Israelis are banned from flying on Saudia due to their nationality alone, irrespective of source or destination. Had your nationality been banned I'm sure you would not be disputing its notability.

I should also add that your claim that Saudia is not violating federal law is unsourced and contradicts the sources that I have brought. - Michael — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.68.99.243 (talk) 18:05, 16 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Slogan

Company slogan: Were the best

Were they really the best though?

74.73.54.107 (talk) 04:17, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Saudia Destinations

The map of Saudia destinations needs to be updated. There is a twice weekly flight to Johannesburg (S. Africa). And do they really avoid most of the Southern Hemisphere?Dglschapman (talk) 09:10, 5 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Airbus A380 in a VIP fleet?

Hello fellow Wikipedia,

In the news, Saudi Arabia and Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal owned Airbus A380 to serve Kingdom's long-haul trip, E.g New York - Jeddah.^[1] The undelivered plane was to be called "Prestige".^[2]^[3] The Guardian reported the plane was sold amid disputes between Forbes and Talal around the size of his fortune and his efforts to affect his ranking in Forbes billionaires list.^[4]

This issue is not a folk. KaplanAL, (talk) 07:14, 14 June 2017 (Moscow time)

The aircraft was never actually delivered. The order was formally cancelled in 2015 and the aircraft, MSN002, remains disused on Airbus property in Toulouse.^[5]^[6] SempreVolando (talk) 05:15, 14 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Inside the world's biggest private jet with 4-poster beds, Turkish bath... and a place to park the Rolls MailOnline
^ I First Buyer For the Airbus A380 'Flying Palace' Space.com
^ HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal places first order for A380 flying palace Airbus
^ "Prince Alwaleed bin Talal insulted at only being No 26 on Forbes rich list". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
^ The Incredible, Amazing Jumbo Jet That Prince Alwaleed Never Really Bought
^ Airbus Cancels Only VVIP A380 Order

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Creating a separate page for Saudia fleet

I was wondering about creating a separate page for Saudia fleet and export all its content to that page by leaving summary Ktdk (talk) 01:36, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Broken infobox template

The infobox at the top is broken. It looked perfect before revision 1220213834 ruined the entire template. I tried inserting two brackets to fix this but this resulted in the elimination of all parameters below "key_people". I would thank anyone that found a fix for this. HarukaAmaranth ^春 _香 14:27, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Inside the world's biggest private jet with 4-poster beds, Turkish bath... and a place to park the Rolls MailOnline

[2] I First Buyer For the Airbus A380 'Flying Palace' Space.com

[3] HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal places first order for A380 flying palace Airbus

[4] "Prince Alwaleed bin Talal insulted at only being No 26 on Forbes rich list". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 November 2015.

[5] The Incredible, Amazing Jumbo Jet That Prince Alwaleed Never Really Bought

[6] Airbus Cancels Only VVIP A380 Order

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