SAUDIA will be the club’s Official Touring Airline Partner when the team travels to Saudi Arabia to play Saudi League Champions Al-Hilal Football Club as part of the Diriyah 2022 season. The team will travel to and from Riyadh on a SAUDI chartered flight as part of the partnership, in a partnership that will also see the airline introduce the partnership’s official digital hub. saudia-newcastleunitedfc.com – enabling fans to win exciting prizes and unique experiences. Commenting on the Partnership, the Club’s Chief Commercial Officer, Peter Silverstone, said: “While Newcastle United are on an exciting and ambitious journey to grow our global reach and fan base, we are also very focused on growing our our fans in Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Middle East as well. “Our ambition is to become the most supported English Premier League football club in Saudi Arabia; a country whose population includes a large, young, passionate and highly engaged football community. “We are delighted to partner with SAUDIA as our official tour airline partner and look forward to working with them during our trip to Riyadh and for the remainder of the 2022/23 English Premier League season.” Khaled Tash, Chief Marketing Group SAUDIA Group, said: “We are committed to bringing the world to Saudi Arabia and this includes partnering with global sports giants to further develop our landscape. “We hope to create a cultural bridge between Saudi Arabia and the world as we believe our culture has the potential to transcend borders, inspiring and connecting with visitors from around the world in new and meaningful ways.” SAUDIA connects visitors from more than 100 destinations worldwide to Saudi Arabia through its state-of-the-art hub at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and other key terminals in Saudi Arabia. Further information on the club’s training camp and how to watch the match live will be confirmed in due course, while nufc.co.uk, NUFC TV and the club’s official social media channels will provide supporters with exclusive content throughout the duration of the trip.
