Consignment comprised 67 cars totaling 375 tons
Saudia Cargo has for the second year in a row transported racing cars for the recently concluded World Championship Formula-E cars at the historical city of Diriyah, outside the Kingdom’s capital Riyadh.
The consignment comprised 67 cars in four shipments totaling 375 tons. The Formula-E cars departed from Milano, Italy and Doncaster, United Kingdom, to King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh.
“All Formula-E cars have successfully been transported, Saudia Cargo team exercised extreme care in the ground-handling operations, and coordinated the entire process with the organizers of the Championship,” noted Abdulrahman Al-Mubarak, Saudia Cargo’s Chief Commercial Officer.
“Saudia Cargo is a major supporter of all global events taking place across the Kingdom and always mobilizes its logistics capabilities to ensure the success of these events. We have transported all types of equipment and spare parts for major events around the country related to sports, entertainment, cultural and social,” Al-Mubarak stressed.
In 2019 alone, hundreds of tons of WWE equipment, Cirque Du Soleil, artworks of international artist Leonardo Da Vinci, as well as the Discovery Exhibition space parts were transported by the state-owned airline during the Jeddah and Riyadh culture and arts seasons.
Saudia Cargo’s network covers more than 900 global destinations in more than 175 countries, a proud SkyTeam Cargo Alliance member, having logistical capabilities and a freighter fleet.