Saudi low-cost airline flyadeal cancels order for 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8

Flyadeal, the low-cost Saudi Arabian airline, has cancelled an order for 30 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

The deal, which included an additional option to purchase 20 more 737 Max aircraft, was worth $5.9bn at list prices.

Instead flyadeal, which is controlled by state-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines, will operate a fleet of Airbus A320 planes.