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Saudi Arabia revokes Qatar Airways licence: Reports

They have ordered airline's offices to close within 48 hours

Saudi Arabia revokes Qatar Airways licence: Reports

A Qatar Airways Airbus A350 XWB aircraft is displayed at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre. Photo; Reuters

AFP | PTI Riyadh
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday revoked the operating licence of Qatar Airways and ordered the airline's offices to close within 48 hours, state media reported, as a regional diplomatic crisis escalated.

"The General Authority of Civil Aviation has decided to cancel all licenses granted to Qatar Airways and to close all of its offices in the kingdom within 48 hours," read a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.

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First Published: Jun 06 2017 | 4:02 PM IST

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