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Buy airline tickets with Alternative Airlines and pay via mada — Saudi Arabia's major payment system. Paying for flights via mada is simple. All you have to do is complete a search using the search bar at the top of the page, select a fare and choose mada as your preferred payment method at the payment stage of the booking.
mada is only available for Saudi Arabian passengers. However, Alternative Airlines offer over 25 different ways to pays.
mada, also known as the Saudi Payments Network (previously SPAN) is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's major payment system which connects all payments made within the country through a central payment switch and links the transactions to the account holder's bank account.
All ATM cards in Saudi Arabia are eligible to use with mada's payment network, as the law states that all cards must be compatible with mada. mada connects all transactions from both ATMs and other points of sale across the country, whether its payments are made online or in-store in person.
mada is now in its second generation titled SPAN2, having been upgraded with a major overhaul since its inception. The second generation saw changes which rapidly sped up the processing time of each payment in comparison the first generation — SPAN.
mada can be used with major card issuers, including Visa, American Express and MasterCard.
Al-Rajhi Bank, Al Bilad Bank, Arab National Bank, Bank AlJazria, Emirates International Bank, National Commercial Bank, Riyad Bank, SABB, Saudi Hollandi Bank, Saudi Fransi Bank, Saudi Investment Bank, Samba Financial Group, National Bank of Kuwait, Bank Muscat, National Bank of Bahrain, Alinma Bank, Gulf International Bank
