Airlines/Saudi Arabia
Is Saudia safe?
Saudi Arabia's flag carrier. Last fatal accident was the 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision.
A modelled estimate and protected opinion, not a factual safety verdict. Informational only, not safety or travel advice, provided as-is. See our terms & disclaimer.
Operator safety tier
Elite
Modelled fatal-accident risk on the order of 1 in 10 million flights.
A model estimate from validated signals (the dominant factor in a flight's safety), not a measurement of this airline's own flight history. IOSA-registered; last fatal accident 1996 (30y ago). Full methodology.
Safety signals
Fleet
The actual aircraft in Saudia's fleet
Individual airframes we hold for Saudia, with build years taken from public registries and sourced references. These are the specific aircraft you might be boarding, not an industry average. Where we cannot date enough of a subfleet we leave the age blank rather than estimate it.
| Aircraft | In our registry | Average age | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 747-400 | 6 | 24.4 yrs | 1997 to 2004 |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 5 | 10 yrs | 2016 to 2017 |
| Boeing 737-700 | 2 | not enough dated | 2002 |
| Airbus A330-300 | 1 | not enough dated | 2016 |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | 1 | not enough dated | 2018 |
| Airbus A350-900 | 1 | not enough dated | 2018 |
We can date 6 of the 6 Boeing 747-400 airframes we hold for Saudia. They average 24.4 years old, built between 1997 and 2004.