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Air Arabia-Led Consortium to Begin Dammam Operations on September 20

A Saudi-majority consortium involving Air Arabia has secured its operating certificate and will launch flights from King Fahd International Airport to Riyadh, Jeddah and Medina. ([WAM][12])
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