Red Sea Global launches Saudi’s first seaplane company – Business Traveller
Red Sea Global (RSG), the developer behind The Red Sea and Amaala destinations, confirmed this week that it had launched Saudi Arabia’s first seaplane company called Fly Red Sea.
A subsidiary of RSG, the company has already operated its first flight. Fly Red Sea’s initial fleet will comprise four Cessna Caravan 208 seaplanes, each equipped with boutique luxury interiors.
RSG said that the fleet will expand to nine seaplanes by 2028 and is further expected to increase to more than 20 by 2030.
The plane will initially connect to two resorts in The Red Sea’s island including St. Regis Red Sea Resort and Nujuma, A Ritz Carlton Reserve.
Each aircraft can accommodate a pilot and up to six guests with luggage for guest transfers to water-based resorts. Alternatively, it can carry up to nine gue...