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The license, which 14 companies had applied for, is to operate both local and international flights, GACA has previously said.
Until now only the national carrier Saudi Airlines and budget airline National Air Services NAS.L have serviced a domestic market of around 27 million people.
With Saudi Arabia's price cap on domestic flights, private airlines have struggled with their profit margins.
Saudi Airlines, which is undergoing a slow privatization process, receives fuel at subsidized prices unlike private carriers, allowing it to offset the limits of the ticket cost ceiling. (Reporting by Angus McDowall, Writing by Raissa Kasolowsky; Editing by Jon Boyle)
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