Saudi Arabia is set to launch a new programme which allows passengers aboard the national airline, SAUDIA, to obtain a visa along with their ticket for 96 hours, according to a report by Akhbaar24.
This will grant visitors the opportunity to tour the kingdom and also perform Umrah.
“The new programme will allow the visitor to link the visa to the stage of issuing the ticket. When the traveller is interested in buying a ticket, he will be redirected to a question asking him about the need for a visa,” the report said, citing SAUDIA spokesperson Abdullah Al-Shahrani.
Al-Shahrani added: “If the passenger answers yes, he will complete the procedure which does not exceed three minutes from the same site without the need to resort to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website to obtain a visa, as is the case in some countries.”
Al-Shahrani stressed that the new ‘Your Ticket is a Visa ‘ programme will generate high demand for international flights to the kingdom, as it aims to achieve a 40 percent demand increase this year.
