Overview
- BeOnd said at the TOURISE summit that it closed an additional US$100 million funding round from undisclosed investors.
- BeOnd and New Pacific announced beOnd America, under which New Pacific would operate eight aircraft with beOnd branding in the U.S., subject to regulatory approval and with routes yet to be announced.
- Key execution details remain open, including aircraft sourcing, as New Pacific currently flies Boeing 757-200s while beOnd’s product to date has been on A319/A321 jets.
- The carrier outlined a multi-AOC plan targeting 56 aircraft by 2030 across the Maldives, GCC countries, the United States, and India.
- BeOnd launched a twice-weekly nonstop between Milan Malpensa and Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Airport on November 12, marking the airport’s first direct link to Europe.