JEDDAH, KSA -: Emirates has opened a new retail sales office in Jeddah today, located in the prestigious Zahran Business Centre. The new retail office will offer more convenience to customers wishing to book their next trip with the airline.
The new office was inaugurated this morning with a special ribbon and cake cutting ceremony attended by The Consulate General of the UAE in Jeddah, His Excellency Nasser Bin Huwaidin Al Ketbi; Adil Al Ghaith, Emirates’ Senior Vice President Commercial Operations for Gulf, Middle East and Central Asia; Jabr Al-Azeeby, Vice President KSA, senior Emirates commercial and sales executives, in addition to other government representatives, industry guests and corporate customers.
Located at Prince Sultan Street in the Al – Salamah District, the new state-of-the-art office spanning 84 square feet, will offer services including making flight reservations, travel advice and holiday bookings from Emirates highly trained staff. Significant investment has been made in equipping the new, conveniently located office, for a comfortable and more relaxed environment for Emirates customers wishing to walk in, book their travel, or speak to a sales agent to plan their next journey.
Adil Al Ghaith, Emirates’ Senior Vice President Commercial Operations Gulf, Middle East and Central Asia, who helped to officiate at the new office opening, said: “We connect customers in Jeddah to Dubai and onwards to over 130 destinations, and its important we ensure we extend them the best service where they can come and meet with our staff in comfortable surroundings, and have their destination and other enquiries answered in person. The opening of the new retail sales office reflects our continued commitment to Saudi Arabia, a destination we have been serving for over 30 years, and we look forward to other exciting developments in the Saudi market.”
Emirates has been facilitating tourism and trade in KSA since 1989 when it launched Jeddah, its first destination in the Kingdom. Since then, the airline has been developing its operations to Riyadh, Jeddah, Medina, Dammam and today serves the four gateways with 67 weekly flights, including A380 services to Riyadh and Jeddah. The airline has also carried more than 25 million passengers to and from the Kingdom since the start of its services.
Recently, Emirates signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) to boost inbound tourism into Saudi Arabia and attract new segments of travellers across the airline’s extensive global network. The new agreement aims to raise awareness and amplify the Saudi Arabian experience across the Emirates’ network and encourage leisure travellers to come and visit the Kingdom’s unique attractions.
Emirates was also the first airline to touchdown with its A380 at Terminal 1 in Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA), making it the first airline to operate the double-decker aircraft to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s latest aviation landmark.