Trip Report: Saudia First Class 777-300ER, May 2025

Saudia Airlines, often overlooked, is evolving amid regional competition. With a focus on modernity and traditional hospitality, its First Class experience stands out for service excellence, including onboard chefs and trained butlers. While the hard product awaits updates, the airline positions itself as a serious contender against major Middle Eastern carriers.

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Saudia launches latest lounge in Heathrow’s Terminal 4

Saudia launched its new lounge at London Heathrow’s Terminal 4 on April 27, catering to its guests and SkyTeam partners. It combines modern luxury with Saudi hospitality, featuring premium mocktails, an international buffet, and bespoke Tea Ceremony bar

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Riyadh Air’s approach to uniforms is anything but ordinary

Over the decades, airlines across the globe have approached fashion designers to add a bit of creative flair into their brand. So it’s no surprise that start-up Riyadh Air –which plans on setting the bar high – has searched for a couturier to help create the carrier’s very first uniform. And in reality it didn’t…

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Second time lucky! Riyadh Air listens, and slightly amends second livery to be on point

A few months ago, I covered the new Riyadh Air livery, and how that in principal it’s one of the most elegant new liveries in the skies, but it the logotype on the fuselage was a little too dominant for an elegant, premium carrier. Well, it seems like they’ve listened, as not only their new…

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