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Air Connectivity Program

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Air Connectivity Program

Aims to boost tourism growth in the Kingdom by enhancing air connectivity and developing existing and potential air routes to connect Saudi Arabia with new global destinations.

Acting as the executive enabler of the National Tourism Strategy and the Aviation Program, the ACP fosters collaboration and builds partnerships between key public and private stakeholders in tourism and aviation to strengthen the Kingdom's position as a leading global destination for air connectivity.

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Minister’s Message

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H.E. Ahmed Al Khateeb

Ministry of Tourism

In keeping with the ambitious national vision aiming at boosting the country's tourism and aviation sectors, the Kingdom has been attaching great importance to the Air Connectivity Program (ACP), which develops existing and prospective air routes to connect new international destinations to the Kingdom. ACP comes as part of the Kingdom's tireless efforts to achieve the objectives of the National Tourism Strategy, including to attract 150 million tourists by 2030, create 1.6 million job opportunities driving youth employment and increase tourism contribution to the Kingdom's GDP. In achieving this, ACP contributes to realizing Saudi Vision 2030, which aims at bolstering the Kingdom's position on the global tourism map.

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Overseeing Committee