With Riyadh Season less than a month away, the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudia, is transporting three Boeing 777 fuselages from its fleet of retired aircraft. First announced by the Saudi Arabian adviser at the Royal Court, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, during last year's Riyadh Season, Boulevard Runway is expected to be the star attraction at this year's event. Instead of sending them to the scrapyard, Saudi Arabia removed the aircraft's wings and any other valuable parts so that they could be featured in this year's Riyadh Season.
Once the workhorses of the Saudia Airlines long-haul fleet are completed, the three Boeing 777-200ERs will be given a new life as tourist attractions in the Boulevard Runway Zone, an innovative collaboration between Saudia and Riyadh Season. The three retired Saudia Boeing 777-200ERs According to the aviation data and statistics website ch-aviation, the three retired Boeing 777-200ERs were over 25 years old: The 26.6-year-old Boeing 777-200ER, registered HZ-AKG, was delivered new to Saudi Arabia on March 19, 1998, and retired on September 7, 2016.
When it was retired, the aircraft had accumulated 50,127,00 flight hours and 17,995 flight cycles. The 26.1-year-old Boeing 777-200ER registered HZ-AKK was delivered new to Saudia on September 17, 1998, and retired on September 26, 2016.
When it was retired, the aircraft had 49,945,00 flight hours and 20,309 flight cycles. The 25.6-year-old Boeing 777-200ER, registered as H.