I flew both business class and economy on Saudi Arabia's state-owned airline Saudia. Here's what it was like.
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I also took a connecting internal flight with Saudia in economy class to AlUla, in the kingdom's northern provinces. Shortly afterward, I had to take a connecting flight to AlUla, in the kingdom's north, on Saudia's economy class — meaning I got to see the full range of the airline's options and hospitality.
While Saudia was founded in 1945 — under the name Saudi Arabian Airlines at the time — it went through a rejuvenation in 2017, when Crown Prince Mohammed bin SalmanWhile I can't be sure how its service was before then, my experience was excellent in both classes — so much so that I don't understand why people would splash out on business class.It was my first time ever flying business class, and I was interested to see what the great and the good got for their extra money.
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