Overview
SAUDIA had gained a set of local and international awards which is proud to share with our customers.
We hope to be your favorite local and international airlines.
The 80's Awards
| The 80's Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | IFSA Award for outstanding services and notable support to Airline Inflight/Catering Industry, at San Diego, California, U.S.A. |  |
| 1989 | In-flight Sales Award from "Onboard Services Magazine" at Miami, Florida, U.S.A. | |
| 1989 | Salon Culinaire Competition "SaudiFood 89" at Riyadh (9 Gold, 11 Silver, 4 Bronze and Overall Medal of Honor). | |
| 1989 | Nominated Official Caterer for the 5th World Youth Cup held at the King Fahd stadium in Riyadh. | |
| 1988 | Oscar - In-flight Voyage Retailer of the Year 1988 at Cannes, France. | |
| 1987 | Salon Culinaire Competition "SaudiFood 87" at Riyadh (2 Gold, 6 Bronze and 6 Certificates). |  |
| 1986 | Mercury Sector Award for Support Services at IFCA, London.. | |
| 1983 | Certificate of Excellence in Hygiene from IAP, Riyadh. | |
| 1983 | Ideal Kitchen Certificate from the Municipality of Jeddah for Environmental Health. | |
The 90's Awards
| The 90's Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Diamond Award from On Board Services Magazine for onboard services for People with disabilities. |  |
| 1999 | Emerald Award for excellent food service from "On Board Service Magazine". | |
| 1999 | Sapphire Award for excellence in Skysales from "On Board Service Magazine". | |
| 1999 | Quality Cube Award for Middle East & Africa from Lufthansa Airlines. |  |
| 1999 | Best Caterer in the Middle East and Africa Award from Air France. | |
| 1998 | Quality Cube Award from Lufthansa for SAUDIA Catering Jeddah as the most outstanding in meeting all of airline expectations and Excellent Service Standards. |  |
| 1998 | Certificate of Appreciation from Royal Dutch Airlines. | |
| 1998 | British Airways "Performance Bond Award" for both Jeddah and Riyadh. | |
| 1997 | British Airways Award for Performance, Quality and Service. |  |
| 1997 | Excellent Quality Award from Lufthansa for SAUDIA Catering Jeddah a Best Caterer and in recognition of Excellent Service Standards. | |
| 1996 | Awarded Silver Seal Performance Bond Award by British Airways for first and second quarter of the year 1996. | |
| 1996 | Safety Shield from the Presidency of Civil Aviation. | |
| 1996 | Received a Commendation of Gulf Air Best Caterer of the Year Award. | |
| 1996 | Best overall Consumer Audit Average Silver Award for the months of March - May 1996. |  |
| 1995 | Awarded a certificate for Partnership Award for Excellence between SAUDIA Catering and British Airways. | |
| 1994 | Excellent Service Award - British Airways, Riyadh. | |
| 1993 | IFSA Presidents’ Award of Distinction ’93 in New Orleans, U.S.A. | |
| 1993 | Food Service Award from "Onboard Service magazine" in New Orleans, U.S.A. | |
| 1993 | Gold Award in the In-flight service category and overall Mercury Award for "Meals for the Blind", at IFCA 93 in Amsterdam, Holland. | |
| 1993 | Gold Awards for SAUDIA Catering Riyadh and Jeddah, from British Airways, for Performance Bond, 1992. | |
| 1993 | Salon Culinaire Competition "SaudiFood 93" at Riyadh (4 Gold, 6 Silver, 8 Bronze, 7 Merit Certificates).a | |
| 1992 | Prix d’ Excellence from Air France, as Best International Caterer for 1991. | |
| 1992 | Catering Awards and Certificate of Commendation from "Onboard Services Magazine" for the "Story of Success" video film and presentation of "Skysales leads the world in in-flight sales". | |
| 1992 | Best short haul caterer, by Gulf Air. | |
| 1992 | L’Officiel De Tourisme D’Affairs et des Congress Awards for the following categories: Best long haul E/Y meal; Best long haul B/C meal; Best B/C meal presentation; highest bronze award as best food provisioning, shared with United Airlines. | |
| 1992 | IFCA Bronze Medal, for "Story of Success", Berlin, Germany. | |
| 1992 | Gold and Silver Awards for SAUDIA Catering Riyadh and Jeddah, from British Airways, for Performance Bonds 1991. | |
The Awards 2000
| The Awards 2000 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Silver MENA Travel Award in acknowledgement of outstanding achievement of "Best ME & NA Airlines". | |
| 2004 | SAUDIA received the Yahoo Middle East Online Award for Best Regional Online Marketing in the Middle East most proactive online advertisers. | |
| 2002 | Diamond Award from On Board Services Magazine for introducing unique banana dishes on board SAUDIA flight in its program entitled "Bananarabia". | |
| 2002 | Quality Cube Award from Lufthansa for outstanding services in South Asia and Africa regions. | |
| 2001 | Lufthansa Quality Cube Award - 1st Place (for Dammam unit) in the region and in the world. | |
| 2001 | Certificate of Appreciation 2001 from Garuda Indonesia. | |
| 2001 | Diamond Award from On Board Services Magazine for SAUDIA program entitled "A Date with Dates". | |
| 2001 | Lufthansa rating - 4th Place in the world (Jeddah unit). | |
| 2000 | Diamond Award from On Board Service Magazine for outstanding onboard duty free. | |
| 2000 | Diamond Award for the airline’s catering and in-flight services program for autistic children. | |
| 2000 | International In-flight Food Service Association (IFSA) and International Flight Catering Association (IFCA) Awards for services to People with disabilities. | |
| 2000 | Silver Plate from Royal Brunei Airlines for On Time Performance. | |
| 2000 | Lufthansa Quality Cube - 1st Place 2000 (for Jeddah unit). | |
| 2000 | Lufthansa Quality Cube - 2nd Place (for Dammam unit). | |
| 2000 | Partner in Excellence (Golden 2000-2001) Award from British Airways. | |
| 2000 | Logistics Award 2000 from Swissair. | |
The 2010 Awards
| The 2010 Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Alfursan loyalty program won the 2015 Freddie Award for Up and Coming Program of the Year, Middle East & Asia/Oceania Airlines. |  |
| 2014 | CIO50 Award 2014 |  |
| 2014 | Middle East Internal Audit Excellence Award |  |
| 2014 | Saudia named the Best Connected Airline with OnAir for internet service |  |
| 2013 | CIO50 Award for 2013 |  |
| 2013 | Quality Awards Silver Winner 2013 – Middle East & North Africa |  |
| 2013 | Interflex Customer Award Gold Winner 2013 EMEIA – Europe, Middle East, Africa and India |  |
| 2012 | Best Fixed Networking Implementation Project Of The Year 2012 - Network Innovation Awards 2012 |  |
| 2017 | World’s Most Improved Airline’ in 2017 by SkyTrax | |
| 2017 | Sterling Award for the SAUDIA children’s kit | |
| 2017 | Aviation Business Middle East Award – Airline of the year (Highly Commended) | |
| 2017 | PAX International Award for Catering | |
| 2017 | TravelPlus Airline Amenity bag award (Gold Award – Brand Collaboration) | |
| 2017 | TravelPlus Airline Amenity bag award (Gold Award – Travel Plus Readers Award) | |
| 2017 | TravelPlus Airline Amenity bag award (Highly Commended – Sleeper Suit) | |
| 2018 | SAUDIA wins multiple awards; two awards from HMG Aerospace: ‘Inflight Airline of the Year’ ‘Innovation in Commercial Airline Cabins’ as well as: ‘Best Hajj Carrier’ and ‘Best Umrah Carrier’ by the UK Council of British Hajjis (CBUK). |
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| 2019 | ‘Best Airline Inflight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC)’ at the Inflight Middle East Awards | |
| 2019 | ‘Best Inflight Entertainment And Connectivity Launch By An Airline’ By PAX International | |
| 2019 | ‘Best First Class Amenity Kit’ - Awarded By PAX International | |
| 2019 | Best Hajj Airline Carrier by the Council of British Hajjis United Kingdom (CBUK) | |
| 2019 | Partner Appreciation Award – by the Council of British Hajjis United Kingdom (CBUK) | |
People with disabilities Awards
 Diamond Award 2000 for Autistic Meal From onboard services magazine, Orlando USA |
 Award of Merit/ Appreciation 2000 From Onboard Services Magazine, Orlando USA |
 Mercury Gold Award ‘92 From the international Flight Catering Association for creating a special meal for the visually impaired |
 Mercury Gold Award ‘97 From the International Flight Catering Association for Deaf Communication Passenger Guide |
 The First Millennium President’s Award 2000 From the International Flight Catering Association and the International Inflight Food Service Association for across-the-board services for passengers with disabilities. |
