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• Kateryna Kadabashy
Missile strikes on Riyadh’s airport killed more than a dozen people and prompted Saudi authorities to suspend hub operations, worsening an already difficult year for Middle East airlines. The disruption has driven flight cancellations and put the region’s airline operations under further pressure.
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Missile strikes on Riyadh’s airport killed more than a dozen people and prompted Saudi authorities to suspend hub operations, worsening an already difficult year for Middle East airlines. The disruption has driven flight cancellations and put the region’s airline operations under further pressure.
A weekly airline-industry roundup puts JetBlue and Frontier earnings alongside Alaska’s plans for Tokyo. The available coverage characterizes JetBlue’s results as weak, though not as poor as some had predicted; it provides no financial figures or further detail on the carriers’ results or Alaska’s plans.
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