Saudia moves three Boeing 777s from Jeddah to Riyadh by road | Airlines

Saudia, the national airline of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has recently transported three of its retired Boeing 777 aircraft from Jeddah Airport (JED) to Riyadh International Airport (RUH). There, they are to be stripped down of any useful parts with the fuselages then to be used for a new tourist attraction to be known as ‘Boulevard Runway’.

However, rather than ferrying the trio of widebodies on a short flight between the two airports, the aircraft were transported by road courtesy of some very large trucks.

According to photos posted on social media platform X, the almost-complete fuselages of the three aircraft were craned onto the trailers of the vehicles and were carried the 530 miles (850km) from the airport in Jeddah towards their final resting place in Riyadh. The aircraft involved are all Boeing 777-200ER variants which carried 341 passengers in their three-class cabins when in service with the carrier.

The first of the aircraft registered HZ-AKG is 26.6 years old and was delivered to the airline from Boeing in March 1998. It was withdrawn for service in September 2016 and has been in storage at Jeddah since then.

The second plane, registered HZ-AKK is 26.1 years old having first been delivered to the airline in September 1998. The plane was also withdrawn from service in September 2016 having served with the carrier for 18 years.

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