Red Sea Farms announces MoU with national flag carrier – SAUDIA

Red Sea Farms announces MoU with national flag carrier – SAUDIA

Partnership follows SAUDIA’s achievement in winning two Sustainability awards

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Red Sea Farms, the Saudi AgTech whose one-of-a-kind technology enables commercial farming in harsh environments globally, has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding with SAUDIA – the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia.

The new partnership will provide SAUDIA guests with sustainable, high quality, locally-sourced meal options both in-flight and at airport lounges - whilst simultaneously lowering food miles by replacing imports.

Red Sea Farms’ partnership with SAUDIA will assist the airline in achieving its goal of becoming an industry leader in sustainability, and continually improving its environmental performance.

The global airline alliance, SkyTeam, via its Sustainable Flight Challenge, calls on its member airlines to deliver locally sourced sustainable produce in their catering. By partnering with Red Sea Farms, SAUDIA is able to serve Red Sea Farms’ snack tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers to guests.

Last month, SAUDIA won SkyTeam’s “Best Customer Engagement” award and was a finalist in the “Greatest CO2 reduction” and “Best in-flight innovation” categories. Red Sea Farms’ produce was a key element of the SAUDIA guests experience in-flight. Red Sea Farms also assisted SAUDIA on menu development and video content, informing flyers of the health and sustainability benefits of the Company’s