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  "id": 13114304,
  "title": "PIA suspends Riyadh flights as other Saudi routes continue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/pia-suspends-riyadh-flights-as-other-saudi-routes-continue",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-09T12:20:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
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    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1564821/pia-suspends-riyadh-flights-as-other-saudi-routes-continue/"
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  "summary": "Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has temporarily suspended flights to Riyadh, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) confirmed on Friday. The authority clarified that other flights to Saudi Arabia continue to operate as usual. The PAA also dismissed speculation circulating on social media about wider flight disruptions. It stressed that the suspension applies only to Riyadh and […]",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/saudi-arabia-houthi-conflict-escalates-airlines-suspend-riyadh",
        "published": "2026-10-09T05:57:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "PIA temporarily suspends flights to Riyadh citing ‘situation in the Middle East’: spokesperson",
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        "published": "2026-10-09T07:45:19.000Z"
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        "title": "UAE flights: Emirates, Etihad cancel Riyadh services as Dubai, Abu Dhabi delays hit weekend travel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/uae-flights-emirates-etihad-cancel-riyadh-services-as-dubai-abu-dhabi",
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Narrow body jets will ‘change the shape of travel’, says Dubai Airports CEO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/narrow-body-jets-will-change-the-shape-of-travel-says-dubai-airports",
        "published": "2026-10-09T10:33:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "US, European groups issue travel advisories after Houthis attack Riyadh airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/us-european-groups-issue-travel-advisories-after-houthis-attack",
        "published": "2026-10-09T12:08:10.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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