Elaf Group of Companies said it has signed a deal with Sudan Airways, the national carrier of Sudan, to become the airline's general sales agent in Saudi.

The GSA agreement was signed by Al Obaid Fadl Al Moula, the general manager of Sudan Airways, and Sheikh Ziyad Ahmed Bin Mahfouz, the president of Elaf Group at a ceremony held in Elaf Jeddah hotel on Monday.

Sudan Airways presently flies to 24 international destinations which include daily flight to Jeddah and 3 weekly flights to Riyadh.

Elaf said it has 30 years of experience in travel industry, especially having the general sales agency of four major airlines - Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Garuda Indonesia for Western Region of Saudi Arabia, Royal Brunei Airlines and Ariana Afghan Airlines for Saudi Arabia.

This will help Sudan Airways to further increase their market share and generate more revenue from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, it added.

The signing ceremony was attended by Tarek Nabulsi, deputy CEO of Elaf Group and Ahmad El Bayat, general manager of Elaf Travel & Tourism and Osman Yousif Mohammad, commercial director and Adil Siddig Nemir, regional manager of the Sudan Airways.-TradeArabia News Service