THE MIDDLE EAST’S
41. Bander Almohanna
Company: flynas Group
Designation: CEO and Managing Director
Nationality: Saudi
Country: Saudi Arabia
Category: Airlines
Almohanna has been at the helm of the flynas Group since January 2015, leading flynas, NASJET, and flynas Hajj & Umrah. The low-cost carrier, launched in 2007, currently flies around 1,500 weekly flights to over 70 domestic and international destinations. The airline’s fleet currently consists of 64 aircraft. In the 2023 Hajj season, flynas flew more than 100,000 pilgrims from more than 13 countries, bringing up the total number of pilgrims flown by the airline to more than two million since it launched. In January 2024, the airline shared its plans to purchase up to 250 new aircraft this year. Almohanna was previously the chairman at MEFIC Capital and deputy CEO at NAS Holding.