Arab News, Thursday, Jul 07, 2022 | Zul Hijjah 8, 1443
Saudi civil aviation authority denies mammoth rise in domestic airfares
Saudi Arabia:
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Civil Aviation has denied reports of a 300
percent rise in domestic airfare during Eid Al-Adha vacation, akhbaar24
reported.
According to the report, GACA spokesperson Ibrahem
Alrwosa said that rumors that surfaced about a rise in airfare are not true.
Earlier, citing travelers, akhbaar24 reported that
airfares increased heavily in the last week of the school year.
The spokesperson said GACA is always trying to
stabilize the aviation sector, while intensifying monitoring and follow-up to
provide affordable prices and boost competitiveness.