Saudia: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Saudia is a state-owned company headquartered in Saudi Arabia that owns 4 consumer brands.[1]
Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation, known as Saudia, is the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia. Its own history page says it began in 1945 with a DC-3 given to King Abdulaziz, was set up in 1946 as an operating agency of the Ministry of Defense, and was established as a corporation by Royal Decree No. 45 of 19 February 1963, run by a board chaired by the Minister of Defense and Aviation. The page records studies for privatising the airline from 2000 and 2010 but no completed sale. It launched the low-cost airline flyadeal in 2016.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation (also Saudia Group, SAUDIA)
- Type
- state-owned company · see all state-owned company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
- Founded
- 1945
- Website
- www.saudia.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Saudia in numbers
- Saudia owns 4 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is travel & transport with 4 brands.[1]
Everything Saudia owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Saudia own?
Saudia owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including Saudia, SAL Saudi Logistics Services, Saudia Private and flyadeal.
Is Saudia a Saudi company?
Yes. Saudia is headquartered in Saudi Arabia and was founded in 1945.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Saudia History — Saudia, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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