Saudia - السعودية

Saudia (Arabic: السعودية), formerly known as Saudi Arabian Airlines (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية) is a Saudi Arabian airliner and the flag carrier of Saudi Arabia. They fly to over 90 destinations and has a fleet size of 156.https://www.saudia.com/Pages/travel-with-saudia/where-we-fly/our-networkhttps://www.planespotters.net/airline/Saudi-Arabian-Airlines They are also part of the SkyTeam Alliance.
==History==
The airline began in 1945, under the name "Saudi Arabian Airlines". They originally started flights from Kandara (present-day Jeddah). On August 25, 1965, the airline joined the Arab Air Carriers Organization as a founding member.https://www.saudia.com/pages/experience/about-us/saudia-history
On August 19, 1980, after flight 163 took off from Qu'aid-e-Azam International Airport, a fire broke out in the aircraft's cargo hold. They landed safely, however, 287 passengers and 14 crew members died from smoke inhalation.https://simpleflying.com/saudia-flight-163-story/ It was the deadliest involving a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar aircraft and the deadliest flight from Saudi Arabia.
On May 29, 2012, Saudia joined the SkyTeam Alliance.https://www.saudia.com/pages/experience/about-us/corporate-communication/press-releases-and-news/news-archives/Saudia-Joins-SkyTeam-Global-Alliance
==Channel and Content==
The channel was created on June 7, 2009, and began uploading on February 20, 2012. The first video was a commercial for the Alfursan program.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25d9zvoZPs4
On the channel, they upload commercials, along with vlog-styled videos. They also upload English and Arabic versions.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmBrTr-fxRwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbUME4V-50M
In some occurrences, the channel uploads tutorials, such as how to issue a stopover visa.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb_oLQ3ZbS8
==Trivia==
*Saudia has won as "World Class Airline" in both 2021 and 2022.https://www.prnewswire.com/de/pressemitteilungen/saudia-receives-diamond-status-for-flight-health-safety-802603481.htmlhttps://www.saudia.com/pages/experience/about-us/corporate-communication/press-releases-and-news/press-releases/press-release-27102022
==Channel milestones==
===Video view milestones===
*200 million views: October 29, 2022
==Gallery==
Saudia.jpg
Saudia Boeing B787 HZ-ARC (25938596600).jpg
Saudia Boeing 737-200 Davey.jpg
==References==
Category:Educational YouTubers
Category:Vlogging YouTubers
Category:Saudi Arabian YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2009