“Sama Airlines” celebrates new employees graduation
• With more than 96% Saudisation achieved in ground and guest services.
• Graduation of the airlines eighth batch of flight attendants and second batch of ground customer services executives.
• Commitment to training Saudi youth in aviation sector.
• Sama flies to 10 international destinations with more than 20 different routes.
Sama Airlines, the newest low-fare carrier in Saudi Arabia, has celebrated the graduation and promotion of a number of new and existing employees, in ceremony held at it’s home base in King Fahad International Airport, honored with the presence of Dr. Saeed bin Namchah, the Director of Support Services in KFIA. Mr. Abdulmohsen Alsheikh, Director of Operations and Rescue Services. Mr. Mark Breen, Sama’s Chief Operating Officer, Mustafa Yousef, Sama’s Director of Airports and Customer Services, and number of senior officials from Sama and King Fahad International Airport also attended the ceremony.
On this occasion, Mr. Mark Breen, Sama COO said: “We are proud to celebrate the graduation of our new team of flight attendants, guest services, and captains. This demonstrates Sama Airline’s commitment to the aviation sector in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. Sama has invested heavily in creating new job opportunities and in training high quality professionals to develop this sector, which suffers from the shortage in qualified manpower. Furthermore, we are continuing to pursue our quest to be the employer that Saudi youth aspires to join.”
In total 27 flight attendants have graduated, along with a total of 55 ground guest services staff from Sama’s stations across the Kingdom. In addition three Senior First Officers have been promoted to Captains on Sama’s expanding fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft.
’’Sama is continuing training and graduating new qualified people to the highest standards. It is a key element of our strategy to expand regionally to become the leading Low Fare Carrier in the Kingdom and Middle East‘‘, Mark Breen said.
Sama flies to 13 domestic destinations (Dammam, Riyadh, Jeddah, Madinah, Abha, Jizan, Hail, Arar, Jouf, Tabouk, Rafha, and Bisha) and 10 international destinations across the Middle East (Abu-Dhabi, Sharjah, Amman, Damascus, Latakia, Aleppo, Beirut, Alexandira, Asiut and Sharm el Sheikh). Sama offers various ways for booking, such as the website (www.flysama.com) or Call Centre 9200 05588, or Sales Centre in all the main cities (Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah, Madinah, Abha) and the Airports, or our Authorised Travel Agents (Inside Saudi Arabia and outside). With various option for paying (Cash, Credit Card, Sadad).
