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            <title><![CDATA[Etihad, Emirates, flydubai and Air Arabia cancelled Riyadh flights on 11 October after King Khalid airport closed following a Houthi attack on 10 October.]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Etihad has also cancelled EY559/EY560 on 12 October, EY551/EY552 on 13 October and some Dammam and Jeddah services on both days; Emirates lists EK815/816 and EK819/820 cancelled on 12 October. The aviation notice gave no date for passenger flights to resume.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority said three Saudi citizens were killed in two missile attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid airport on 8 October that hit a Saudia aircraft and airport facilities.]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Riyadh flights, first suspended on 7 October, were gradually returning to normal on 9 October; the Houthis claimed the strike, saying they used two cruise missiles.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[After Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia on 7 October, flydubai cancelled its Dubai–Abha services and Air Arabia its Sharjah–Abha flights on 7 and 8 October.]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Air Arabia expects normal service from Friday, 9 October; KLM has cancelled all Riyadh and Dammam flights and Air France has suspended Riyadh flights, both until 24 October.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wizz Air cancelled all flights to and from Abu Dhabi and Dubai for the winter season, 25 October 2026 to 27 March 2027, citing longer routings under regional airspace restrictions.]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[On 5 October the airline had delayed only some Abu Dhabi routes, to January; the cancellations hit a planned restoration of 12 routes and 49 weekly flights across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority said attacks on Jizan and Najran airports on 6 October caused three minor injuries; FlightRadar24 said Riyadh flights were on hold for a few hours.]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:51:30 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia&#39;s civil aviation authority said attacks on Jizan and Najran airports on 6 October caused three minor injuries; FlightRadar24 said Riyadh flights were on hold for a few hours.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wizz Air pushed the launch of its Abu Dhabi routes from Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus and Hungary from late October to 10 January 2027.]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:54:50 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Wizz Air says Iraq&#39;s continued airspace closure forces longer routings and refuelling stops for its A321neo jets, which with high fuel costs makes the routes commercially unviable.]]></description>
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