Saudi Gulf Airlines, based in Dammam, will start operating November 2015, General Authority for Civil Aviation said in a statement following a meeting with the airlines representatives.

Saudi Gulf Airlines was given the commercial operation license, and will start finalizing the procedures to get the final operation license Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) within the coming weeks, planning to fly from Dammam to three destinations.

Flights will start with four new A320 airplanes, said Saudi Gulf Airlines chairman Tariq Al-Qahtani.