VOL. XLIV

No. 05

29-January-2001

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudia Privatization Study To Be Completed After Five Months

Dr Khalid 'Abd Allah ibn Bakr, the General Manager of Saudi Airlines (Saudia), told the daily Asharq al-Awsat on 12 January that the financial, legal and technical study relating to the privatization of the national carrier will be finalized within five months. Dr Bakr also said that securing a strategic partner for Saudia was one of the options proposed in the Saudia privatization process,...