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Riyadh: Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAA), the kingdom's national carrier, has ruled out any plans to hire Saudi women as flight attendants, ending a long controversy about employing Saudi women on-board its fleet.
The national carrier said that such jobs are inconsistent with Saudi society. At the same time, SAA said that it is planning to hire Saudi women at ticket sales centres adding this will begin initially at the airline's headquarters in Jeddah.
"We will not employ Saudi flight attendants but we plan to hire women in specially-designated sales centres and information technology departments," SAA director-general Khalid Al Mulhem said.
Speaking during a forum at the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) on Tuesday Al Mulhem said the national carrier would best benefit from female staff when it starts its phase of replacing existing airline staff.
In 2006 SAA announced that it intended to recruit more women in line with the government's policy to increase job opportunities for Saudi women, while respecting religious teachings.
Meanwhile, Al Mulhem disclosed that SAA is working on the privatisation process, adding that the strategic plan for completion of the overall privatisation process is set to be complete in 2032.
He said SAA is going to implement approved strategic plans for attracting investors.
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