Saudia business ist-cgk/kul/mnl usd 1000 , xmas + new year 2018
Oct 30, 2018, 5:25 pm
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Saudia business ist-cgk/kul/mnl usd 1000
Saudia offer deals from ISTANBUL to KUALA LUMPUR , MANILA , JAKARTA , GUANGZHOU , start from USD 1000 RETURN
business class with airbus 330 + boeing 777/787 good for christmas / new year vacation 2018 , example date 15 Dec / 07 January
MILAN TO KUALA LUMPUR start usd 1300 , limited seats on nov + dec, Businees class in airbus 320+ boeing 787 15 Nov / 31 Nov
Can book via Saudia.com or Expedia or Google Flight. Its a normal promotional business class fare .
business class with airbus 330 + boeing 777/787 good for christmas / new year vacation 2018 , example date 15 Dec / 07 January
MILAN TO KUALA LUMPUR start usd 1300 , limited seats on nov + dec, Businees class in airbus 320+ boeing 787 15 Nov / 31 Nov
Can book via Saudia.com or Expedia or Google Flight. Its a normal promotional business class fare .
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Oct 30, 2018, 7:05 pm
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Its From IST , istanbul to KUL kuala lumpur , Manila , or Jakarta , its not kind of promotion , its just saudia always have good deal in business class.
I am looking with google flight . and saudia website also
Oct 30, 2018, 7:29 pm
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Oct 30, 2018, 10:42 pm
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About the visa free transit , there is no limit i guess , last time my layover was 8 hrs in JED and it was fine. as long only using SAUDIA. if you mixed airlines than it will be problem because you need to do immigration cleareance.
Oct 31, 2018, 2:51 am
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Nice fares and I have no problem with Saudia - except its choice of alliance 
What is often to killer to these deals are long, long connection times in Saudi airports, and occasionally multiple connections within the kingdom
What is often to killer to these deals are long, long connection times in Saudi airports, and occasionally multiple connections within the kingdom
Oct 31, 2018, 4:38 am
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I used this deal last year. Would have (almost) no hesitation in doing it again.
The hard product is excellent - full flat beds on every sector (A330 IST-JED-IST and 787 JED-KUL-JED).
All flights were on time.
In-flight service was fine, catering good. Obviously there is no booze served which I had no problem with but I thought given they don't serve alcohol they'd make a bit more of an effort on the non alcohol front - no. There were no fresh juices, mocktails. You just get a glass of water with every meal unless you ask for a soda or something.
The low point - as many other have said - transit at JED. The terminal is DISGUSTING. I don't use the term lightly. I knew it wasn't great before booking but wasn't too bothered as I only had transits of around two hours in each direction. However months after booking SV canx my final leg JED-IST and booked me on the next JED-IST flight leaving me with NINE HOURS in JED airport. Obviously had access to the lounge (don't get too excited) but it was still a drag.
I would never EVER do a non premium transit via JED even if it was free. Lagos Airport is like a Changi compared to the SV terminal at JED.
Otherwise, i'd have no hesitation in recommending SV.
The hard product is excellent - full flat beds on every sector (A330 IST-JED-IST and 787 JED-KUL-JED).
All flights were on time.
In-flight service was fine, catering good. Obviously there is no booze served which I had no problem with but I thought given they don't serve alcohol they'd make a bit more of an effort on the non alcohol front - no. There were no fresh juices, mocktails. You just get a glass of water with every meal unless you ask for a soda or something.
The low point - as many other have said - transit at JED. The terminal is DISGUSTING. I don't use the term lightly. I knew it wasn't great before booking but wasn't too bothered as I only had transits of around two hours in each direction. However months after booking SV canx my final leg JED-IST and booked me on the next JED-IST flight leaving me with NINE HOURS in JED airport. Obviously had access to the lounge (don't get too excited) but it was still a drag.
I would never EVER do a non premium transit via JED even if it was free. Lagos Airport is like a Changi compared to the SV terminal at JED.
Otherwise, i'd have no hesitation in recommending SV.
Oct 31, 2018, 11:23 am
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Not every mileage run opportunity works for everyone, and I think that's okay. There are 4 countries (used to be 5 pre-blockade) whose citizens don't require a visa to visit Saudi, so thanks to the OP for sharing.
Oct 31, 2018, 12:25 pm
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Oct 31, 2018, 12:49 pm
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TWOV (Transit Without Visa):
- Passengers transiting through Dammam (DMM), Jeddah (JED) or
Riyadh (RUH) with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to
a third country within 12 hours. They must stay in the
international transit area of the airport and have documents
required for the next destination.
- Only one transit stop-over in Saudi Arabia is permitted.
- Passengers transiting through Dammam (DMM), Jeddah (JED) or
Riyadh (RUH) with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to
a third country within 12 hours. They must stay in the
international transit area of the airport and have documents
required for the next destination.
- Only one transit stop-over in Saudi Arabia is permitted.
Officially (according to Timatic) the maximum allowed transit time to qualify for TWoV is 12 hours for a US passport. However, I've read reports from travelers who have been IDB by SV for 6hr or 8hr transits. With SV reps citing a 4hr max transit time. Since KSA ceased the issuance of transit visas, I don't know of any workaround to this.
If one books a 3-4hr transit and everything runs correctly, there should be no issues.
However, what happens if a flight gets re-timed or cancelled and one is left with a 12+ hour transit at RUH/JED? Ignoring the quality of the transit experience, I'd be really uncomfortable to be put in that situation. I have no idea how KSA authorities would deal with that (deportation?), but I'd not be eager to break any laws in KSA.
Oct 31, 2018, 2:01 pm
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Not exactly. Per EF:
I've considered flying with SV in the past due to their super cheap J fares, but the inconsistent and opaque transit rules have always made me uncomfortable.
Officially (according to Timatic) the maximum allowed transit time to qualify for TWoV is 12 hours for a US passport. However, I've read reports from travelers who have been IDB by SV for 6hr or 8hr transits. With SV reps citing a 4hr max transit time. Since KSA ceased the issuance of transit visas, I don't know of any workaround to this.
If one books a 3-4hr transit and everything runs correctly, there should be no issues.
However, what happens if a flight gets re-timed or cancelled and one is left with a 12+ hour transit at RUH/JED? Ignoring the quality of the transit experience, I'd be really uncomfortable to be put in that situation. I have no idea how KSA authorities would deal with that (deportation?), but I'd not be eager to break any laws in KSA.
I've considered flying with SV in the past due to their super cheap J fares, but the inconsistent and opaque transit rules have always made me uncomfortable.
Officially (according to Timatic) the maximum allowed transit time to qualify for TWoV is 12 hours for a US passport. However, I've read reports from travelers who have been IDB by SV for 6hr or 8hr transits. With SV reps citing a 4hr max transit time. Since KSA ceased the issuance of transit visas, I don't know of any workaround to this.
If one books a 3-4hr transit and everything runs correctly, there should be no issues.
However, what happens if a flight gets re-timed or cancelled and one is left with a 12+ hour transit at RUH/JED? Ignoring the quality of the transit experience, I'd be really uncomfortable to be put in that situation. I have no idea how KSA authorities would deal with that (deportation?), but I'd not be eager to break any laws in KSA.