DUBAI- Saudi Arabian airline SaudiGulf expects to have a fleet of 70 aircraft by 2026 and could place a new aircraft order in the near future, board member Abdalmalik al-Qahtani said on Wednesday at the Dubai Airshow.

SaudiGulf, based in the eastern city of Dammam, launched in 2016.

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