{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_bgschpkgtwdux6qvktwa","title":"Cathay extends Dubai, Riyadh flight suspension through January as Iran war drags on","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/cathay-extends-dubai-riyadh-flight-suspension-through-january-as-iran-bgschpkgtw","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_m6sntrcdjevs3gyzs5oq","seq":545920,"kind":"article","title":"Cathay Pacific extends Dubai, Riyadh flight suspensions through January 2027","url":"https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/29/cathay-pacific-extends-dubai-riyadh-flight-suspensions-through-january-2027","summary":"Cathay Pacific flights to Dubai and Riyadh will remain suspended until January amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the airline has announced. In a press statement on Monday, Cathay Pacific said flights to the cities up to January 31, 2027, would be cancelled. Hong Kong’s flag carrier first halted flights to Dubai and Riyadh […]","published":"2026-09-28T23:40:00Z","seen":"2026-09-29T00:04:25Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-hongkongfp-com-5e45b0","name":"hongkongfp.com","domain":"hongkongfp.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q20720631","name":"Hong Kong Free Press","type":"newspaper","country":"CN","designations":["magazine","online newspaper","online newspaper without paywall"]}},"via":"kite-hongkongfp-com-5e45b0","topics":["asia","hong kong","travel & transport","aviation","cathay pacific","dubai","riyadh","saudi arabia"],"authors":["Hillary Leung"],"entities":[{"id":"Q32141","name":"Cathay Pacific","type":"org"},{"id":"Q612","name":"Dubai","type":"place"},{"id":"Q3692","name":"Riyadh","type":"place"}],"story":"st_bgschpkgtwdux6qvktwa","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.3799999952316284,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.3499999940395355,"political":0.4099999964237213},{"id":"n_bgschpkgtwdux6qvktwa","seq":346822,"kind":"article","title":"Cathay extends Dubai, Riyadh flight suspension through January as Iran war drags on","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3369013/cathay-extends-dubai-riyadh-flight-suspension-through-january-iran-war-drags","summary":"Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has extended its suspension of passenger flights to the Middle East until the end of January next year, marking the third postponement since the US-Israel war on Iran began. The airline said on Monday that passenger services to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia would remain cancelled through January 31, 2027. “Affected travellers will be offered the flexibility to rebook, divert or refund their…","published":"2026-09-28T05:09:23Z","seen":"2026-09-28T05:13:24Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-scmp-com-44d19f","name":"scmp.com","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q1198574","name":"South China Morning Post","type":"newspaper","country":"CN","designations":["daily newspaper","online newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-scmp-com-44d19f","topics":["asia"],"authors":["author","Edith Lin"],"entities":[{"id":"Q29520","name":"China","type":"org"},{"id":"Q612","name":"Dubai","type":"place"},{"id":"Q3692","name":"Riyadh","type":"place"},{"id":"Q794","name":"Iran","type":"place"}],"image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/09/28/6576ca92-f21b-47d5-a0ee-8adf4385547a_ceb64d0f.jpg?itok=Jjz8jZch&v=1790572155","mentions":3,"story":"st_bgschpkgtwdux6qvktwa","category":"conflict-war","category_p":0.6700000166893005,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.6899999976158142,"political":0.8500000238418579}]}