flynas launches business class service on all flights

flynas has launched Business Class service on all its flights between the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Introduced in response to a high demand, the new service started January 2014 and is keenly priced with fares at competitive rates. 

Wael Al Sarhan, director of marketing and communication at flynas said: “The great success of flynas is due to the support of our customers and in response to their loyalty we always listen to what they say, paying particular attention to what they expect from us. flynas Business Class service has consistently topped the list of customer requests.” 

“flynas Business Class is a key part of our recent rebranding and is integral to our 20X20 strategy targeting our goal of carrying 20 million passengers yearly by 2020,” he added. 

Abdulelah Al Aedi, Director of Ground Operations at flynas, said: “The United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia enjoy strong economic ties and as a result of the continuing prosperity of both countries there is an ever increasing amount of business and leisure travel between the two, with a corresponding demand for a flynas Business Class service.  We are delighted to support this demand and look forward to welcoming our guests onboard to enjoy a premium service that has been specifically developed to meet their needs with premium service and competitive fares.” 

Analyst Saj Ahmad commented: “flynas decision to introduce a new business class product follows the highly successful launch last year by flydubai which was the first airline to take this step in the GCC. 

In a way, it's not a surprise that flynas has opted to copy flydubai - there's no escaping the fact that it has copied it - they have seen that low cost airlines do have a market for customers willing to pay more for business services and flynas would have missed out on a significant market that would otherwise be left all to flydubai. So while this welcome competition is good news for passengers, the worry for flynas in copying flydubai is whether it can actually make it work.” 

He adds: “While flydubai has 12 business class seats on its 737-800s, flynas only has 8 on its A320s. The real challenge though is this: flydubai will still be carrying another 164 economy passengers versus just 156 on flynas' A320s. Can flynas afford to lose that much seating at the back of the cabin and try to offset it with four fewer premium seats? 

“That is questionable - especially when the A320 carries fewer passengers than the competing 737-800 and the additional weight of the seats on the flynas jets will also incur a fuel burn penalty over and above that seen on the 737-800. While it's great that flynas has decided to take on flydubai, it may not be as financially successful as they would like it to be.”