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  "id": 5488255,
  "title": "Cathay Pacific extends Dubai and Riyadh flight suspension through November",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/cathay-pacific-extends-dubai-and-riyadh-flight-suspension-through",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T04:04:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3366308/cathay-pacific-extends-dubai-and-riyadh-flight-suspension-through-november"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways has extended the suspension of its passenger flights to Dubai and Riyadh through November at the earliest, the airline said. The extension means the Middle East services will be halted for a total of nine months. The delay, attributed to \"the latest developments in the Middle East,\" makes Cathay Pacific the latest major carrier to halt flights to the region. Affected passengers will be given the option to rebook, reroute, or receive a refund for their tickets. Cathay Pacific will continue to monitor the situation and decide on the resumption of freighter services. The airline had planned to resume passenger and freighter services to the Middle East from September 1, but postponed the resumption twice in July. Emirates and Qatar Airways are among the airlines still operating flights to Dubai and Doha, following their gradual resumptions from March.",
  "summary": "Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has delayed the resumption of passenger flights to Dubai and Riyadh until December at the earliest, extending the suspension of its Middle East services to nine months. The airline attributed the extended postponement to “the latest developments in the Middle East”, with services to both cities now cancelled through November 30. “Affected travellers…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Cathay Pacific extends Dubai and Riyadh flight suspension through November",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/cathay-pacific-extends-dubai-and-riyadh-flight-suspension-through-5488938",
        "published": "2026-09-04T04:04:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTHK News",
        "title": "Cathay Pacific CEO backs rail-air integration for HK",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/cathay-pacific-ceo-backs-rail-air-integration-for-hk",
        "published": "2026-09-04T04:52:41.000Z"
      }
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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."
}