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Riyadh Air Opens Ticket Sales for Dubai Route as Expansion Accelerates

Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Air has begun selling tickets on its Riyadh–Dubai service alongside new routes to Madrid, Manchester, Cairo and Jeddah, supporting its ambition to establish Riyadh as a major regional aviation hub.
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