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  "id": 8848889,
  "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",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-21T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Business",
    "slug": "arabian-business",
    "url": "https://www.arabianbusiness.com/business/transport/saudia-closes-in-on-emirates-as-saudi-arabia-overtakes-uae-for-airline-capacity"
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  "summary": "Just 130,000 scheduled seats now separate the Middle East’s two largest airlines, although Dubai International remains comfortably busier than any airport in Saudi Arabia",
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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",
        "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."
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