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• Gordon Smith
Virgin Atlantic ends Heathrow–Riyadh service under a year; aircraft to be redeployed
Virgin Atlantic has permanently cancelled its London Heathrow–Riyadh route less than a year after launch, citing Middle East unrest and Heathrow congestion. The carrier says the aircraft will be redeployed as weak demand—apparent before the Iran war—prompted the abrupt exit shortly after Corneel Koster became CEO.
