Saudi Airlines Cargo launches western region express services

Western region sales Manager: Tie- up with UPS, and TNT and ARAMEX allows customer to deliver shipments two hours prior to flight departure Jeddah- Saudi Airlines Cargo Co.

Express Cargo Services by concluding strategic agreements with global transportation and logistics services leaders UPS, and ARAMEX. The news service allows customer to deliver shipments at short notice of up to two hours prior flight departure, said Mr. Ali Maquboli, Western Region Sales Manager. Under the agreements, Saudi Airlines Cargo will ship UPS, TNT and ARAMEX cargo from Jeddah to Dubai at the initial sate. The first shipment of cargo from TNT was made in April. From UPS in early May and Aramex in Mid may.

Mr. Shihab Alamoudi, Manager of Global Communications and Advertising and press spokesperson for Saudi Airlines Cargo, Said the agreements were in line with the company's strategy to increase sales and expand its customer base. The Western Region Sales Office was opened recently as part of the strategic plan, he said. "The next step for Saudi Airlines Cargo would be able to increase the number of our stations for express cargo services, starting from the Middle Eastern Countries and moving on to Europe and USA said Mr. Al Amoudi.

Saudi Airlines Cargo operates 10 freighters and sells the belly-capacity on 125 passenger aircraft for Saudi Arabian Airlines spanning a rapidly expanding global network of 225 destinations.

For more information please contact:
Shihab Al Amoudi
Head, Global Communications & Advertising
Saudi Airlines Cargo Company
P.O. Box 620 C.C. 12714130
Jeddah 21231
Saudi Arabia
Office :      +966 2 686 4556
Fax:            +966 2 686 0394
Mobile:      +966 5 07911004
E-mail:     shalamoudi@saudiairlines.com