Airline spending posts gains for 2nd week as flights resume at Riyadh airport, SAMA data shows
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Arab News · Saudi Arabia · Middle East
RIYADH: Spending on airlines in Saudi Arabia rose for a second consecutive week in the week ending Nov. 7, as operations resumed at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh following Houthi attacks on the facility, official data showed. Point-of-sale transactions in the airline sector totaled SR33.83 million ($9.02 million), up 8.5 percent from the previous week, according to the Saudi Central Bank. That followed an 11.2 percent increase in the week ending Oct. 31, lifting spending about 20.
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