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Kayala Airline was an airline based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kayala was a privately owned premium class airline operating domestic and international scheduled as well as charter services. Its main base was King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, with a further base at King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh.2 It ceased to exist in 2009.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Kayala Airline was an airline based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kayala was a privately owned premium class airline operating domestic and international scheduled as well as charter services. Its main base was King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, with a further base at King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh.2
The airline started operations on 16 July 2005 and was wholly owned by Saudi aviation company National Air Services. Until 6 May 2008, the airline was known as Al-Khayala. On 1 April 2009, bankruptcy was declared and all operations were ceased.
From Wikipedia’s article on Kayala Airline, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
As of May 2008, the following destinations were served:
Saudi Arabia
Jeddah (King Abdulaziz International Airport)
Riyadh (King Khalid International Airport)
United Arab Emirates
Dubai (Dubai International Airport)
The Kayala Airline fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of February 2008), which all were operated by National Air Services:
3 Airbus A319-100
1 Airbus A320-200
From Wikipedia’s article on Kayala Airline, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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