{
  "id": 8835022,
  "title": "Saudia closes in on Emirates as Saudi Arabia overtakes UAE for airline capacity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/saudia-closes-in-on-emirates-as-saudi-arabia-overtakes-uae-for",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-21T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Business",
    "slug": "arabian-business",
    "url": "https://www.arabianbusiness.com/business/saudia-closes-in-on-emirates-as-saudi-arabia-overtakes-uae-for-airline-capacity"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Middle East's two largest airlines are now closely matched in terms of capacity. According to Arabian Business, there are only 130,000 scheduled seats separating them.\n\nDubai International remains the busier airport, but Saudi Arabia has overtaken the UAE in terms of airline capacity.\n\nNo further details are available on the airlines or their capacities.",
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        "published": "2026-09-18T16:35:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Business",
        "title": "Saudia closes in on Emirates as Saudi Arabia overtakes UAE for airline capacity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/saudia-closes-in-on-emirates-as-saudi-arabia-overtakes-uae-for-8848889",
        "published": "2026-09-21T04:00:00.000Z"
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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."
}