The Food
The Saudi Airlines' meals offered to passengers are characterized by diversity, high quality preparation and attention to safety and health standards, all taking into account the nature of the flight and the service levels. The quality of the meals varies according to destinations. There are meals prepared for Middle East trips, for Asia and Far East trips, and so for Europe and North America.
The Saudi Arabian Airlines offers special meals for First and Business Class passengers, as well as meals prepared for the passengers of Hospitality class, pilgrims, and performers of Umrah, all that have been supervised by an international team of international culinary experts coming from different cultures to ensure the authenticity of the flavors and dishes being offered.
The passengers can choose their favorite meals in advance while booking their flights, and choose between food patterns suitable for their food habits, such as vegetarian meals, low-fat meals or diabetic meals, as well as regular meals that touch the taste of a variety of people.
Shopping
In 1985, The “Saudia" launched "air sales" service on its flights, under the supervision of logistics department, and since then, the service has evolved to possess numerous international awards as a result of customer service style, goods quality and reasonable prices. This service was also characterized by the possibility to take advantage of it on plane, or through air sales centers at airports or in some cities, along with the possibility to shop via the service website on the Internet.
Via this service, clients of "Saudi Arabian Airlines" are able to buy all kinds of perfumes, accessories and ornaments, as well as gifts, toys and souvenirs bearing the company's logo for the collectors of memorabilia. We can mention essential features for this service, including:
- The competitive price of sold goods: where it can be found on board of the "Saudi Arabian Airlines" at a price 30% lower than the prices in outside retail markets.
- The continuous update of the goods: where a change in the assortment of the offered goods once every 4 months.
- A range of exclusive goods: that are offered only through air sales and are not available in domestic markets.
Entertainment
The "Saudia" provides on board of its flights - especially long ones - entertainment programs broadcasted via screens installed behind the seats in many of its planes and are controlled via touching or a personal control device to provide an ideal environment to spend and enjoy time through a range of programs and video and audio presentations.
These screens enable passengers to view video shows on 24 broadcasting stations. In some planes, they can be up to 40 stations, including a variety of religious programs, Arabic and international films, documentaries and children's programs, which have been carefully selected to suit the tact of greatest possible number of passengers.
The audio material can be listened to through 12 audio stations, as well as several video games. These screens also provide a presentation about navigational information showing the itinerary and direction of Qibla as well as the possibility to watch the views seen by the captain thanks to the external cameras installed in front of and below the plane, which directly transfer the external scenes to the passengers.
