I'm curious, the original concept of the PSO routes was that JED/DMM/RUH were given to each of the airlines (Saudia/SAMA/NAS) as their hubs. The number of airlines that were supposed to be allowed operate any route was limited.
Now we see that NAS have just started operating JED-DMM/RUH-DMM, these had to be the most profitable routes operated by SAMA. Why were NAS allowed to start operating these profitable routes? How will SAMA compete against this intense competition?
Mutt