Sama LelTayaran Company Limited, operating as Sama, was a Saudi low-cost airline based at King Fahad International Airport in Dammam, operating scheduled flights within Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. The airline's registered address was in Riyadh."Customer Support." Sama. Retrieved 22 August 2010."terms and conditions." Sama. Retrieved 22 August 2010
History
Sama was founded in March 2007 by Investment Enterprises Ltd, chaired by Bandar bin Khalid Al Faisal. Initial investment was received from 30 major Saudi private and institutional investors including Olayan Financial Co, Xenel Industries Ltd, Saudi Industrial Services Co, Sara Development Company Ltd and Modern Investment Company for Trade and Industries. The airline initially focused on domestic flights, then added international destinations during 2008. Another major restructuring occurred during 2009, when the airline's timetables were optimized towards high aircraft utilization in an attempt to improve the financial results of the company (which also saw unprofitable routes being dropped, and frequencies for successful destinations being increased).
On 24 August 2010, the airline was forced to shut down because of budgetary constraints arising out of poor funding, which had resulted in a 266 million U.S. dollar loss.Wael Mahdi. (22 August 2010). "Saudi Low-Cost Airline Sama to Cease Operations After $266 Million Loss." Bloomberg. Retrieved 25 February 2012.Official announcement of flights being discontinued
Destinations Sama Airlines served the following destinations (as of February 2010):Sama Airlines destinations schedules
Egypt Alexandria - Borg El Arab Airport Assiut - Assiut Airport Jordan Amman - Queen Alia International Airport Lebanon Beirut - Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport Saudi Arabia Dammam - King Fahd International Airport Jeddah - King Abdulaziz International Airport Base Riyadh - King Khalid International Airport Base Syria Aleppo - Aleppo International Airport Damascus - Damascus International Airport United Arab Emirates Sharjah - Sharjah International Airport
Terminated destinations Egypt - Sharm el Sheikh India - Mumbai Saudi Arabia - Abha, Bisha, Gassim, Gurayat, Ha'il, Jizan, Madinah, Rafha, Tabuk, Ta'if Syria - Latakia United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Fleet During its time of operation the airline operated the following aircraft: 6 Boeing 737-300 1 British Aerospace Jetstream 41
See also List of defunct airlines of Saudi Arabia
References
External links
Sama Airlines