Article 91 of the Saudi Officers Service Law
المادة 91 من نظام خدمة الضباط · الفصل الأول: الإجازة الاعتيادية
The article gives an officer on ordinary leave the right to a half-fare round-trip ticket for himself, his wife and his children on Saudi Arabian Airlines, within its network inside and outside the Kingdom, once a year.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يحق للضابط الذي يتمتع بإجازة اعتيادية أن يحصل على تذكرة إركاب مرجعاً بنصف الأجرة له ولزوجته وأولاده على طائرة مؤسسة الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية وفي حدود ما تصل إليه داخل المملكة وخارجها وذلك لمرة واحدة في السنة.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 91 explained in plain English
This article establishes a benefit linked to ordinary leave, namely the officer's right to a round-trip ticket at half fare. Its rules are:
- Beneficiaries: the officer, his wife and his children.
- Carrier: aircraft of the Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation.
- Scope: within the extent of its routes inside and outside the Kingdom.
- Frequency: once a year.
- Condition: the officer must be on ordinary leave.
The practical meaning is that an officer can travel with his wife and children on his ordinary leave at half the ticket price on Saudi Arabian Airlines, whether the destination is domestic or international, as long as the airline reaches it.
Note that the benefit is a reduction of the fare to half, not a free ticket. The beneficiaries are also limited to the wife and children, so the text does not include parents or others. The benefit is limited to once a year.
The article does not state the procedures for obtaining the discounted ticket. An officer who has difficulty benefiting from this entitlement may refer to his unit, or consult a lawyer specializing in administrative cases and military service matters.
Practical example
Lieutenant Colonel Bandar is on his ordinary leave and wants to travel with his wife and three children to a destination abroad reached by Saudi Arabian Airlines. Under the article he is entitled to round-trip tickets at half fare for all of them, once a year.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 91 of the Saudi Officers Service Law
Does an officer get a discount on Saudi Arabian Airlines tickets?
Yes. An officer on ordinary leave is entitled to a round-trip ticket at half fare for himself, his wife and his children once a year.
Does the discount cover international flights?
Yes, within the extent of the routes of Saudi Arabian Airlines inside and outside the Kingdom.
More articles on Officer Leave
- Article 87Amended by M/28
The Article lists the types of officers' leave: ordinary, casual, field, exceptional, sick and study-accompaniment leave.
الإجازات هي: اعتيادية، عرضية، ميدانية، استثنائية، مرضية، مرافقة دراسية
- Article 88
The Article gives an officer ordinary leave of 45 days a year, the first after one year from appointment with 15 days allowed after six months, and permits combining leave subject to a limit of 90 days taken in a year.
1- يستحق الضابط إجازة اعتيادية مدتها خمسة وأربعون يوماً في السنة ويمنح الضابط أولى إجازاته بعد مضي سنة من بدء تعيينه، على أنه يمكن أن يحصل على مدة خمسة عشر يوما
- Article 89
The article states who grants ordinary leave to officers: the Minister for leave outside the Kingdom, who may delegate this to the Chief of the General Staff, and heads of bodies, commanders and directors for leave inside it, with the Officers Affairs Department notified.
تعطى الإجازات الاعتيادية للضباط على الوجه الآتي : 1- خارج المملكة بموافقة الوزير ويجوز للوزير تخويل هذه الصلاحية لرئيس هيئة الأركان العامة. 2- داخل المملكة من ق
- Article 90
The article allows whoever has power to grant leave to shorten, postpone or cut it for service reasons, and compensates an officer whose leave is cut before he has taken two-thirds of it for his travel and his family's return, with the remainder preserved in both cases.
يجوز لمن يملك سلطة إعطاء الإجازة تقصيرها أو تأجيلها أو قطعها لأسباب تقتضيها ظروف الخدمة في القوات المسلحة ، وإذا اقتضت الظروف قطع إجازة الضابط الاعتيادية ولم يك
- Article 92
The article gives an officer casual leave of up to ten days a year for emergency reasons, granted as under Article 89, and the right to it lapses at the end of the year.
الإجازة العرضية 1- يمنح الضابط إجازة عرضية لمدة لا تزيد على عشرة أيام في السنة لأسباب طارئة وتمنح هذه الإجازة طبقاً لما هو محدد بالمادة (89). 2- يسقط الحق بهذه
- Article 93
The article entitles an officer serving in the field to field leave of up to 60 days with limited splitting, not combined with ordinary leave and lapsing on transfer from the field, with a domestic ticket for him alone according to his rank.
الإجازة الميدانية 1- يستحق الضابط العامل في الميدان إجازة ميدانية لا تتجاوز ستين يوماً في انتهاء السنة ولا يجوز تجزئتها إلا في حدود خمسة عشر يوماً بعد انتهاء كل
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