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It was the airport’s slowest growth rate since at least 2009

The Saudi national team will face Russia in the tournament’s opening match

The carrier could also resume flights on suspended routes

Etihad could end up spending hundreds of millions of dollars to keep the bond structure alive

Regional carriers were hit by new US travel restrictions and other negative factors last year

The Omani carrier has a total of 30 Maxs on order

The terminal was originally due to open in early 2014

The route will include a stop in Sao Paulo

Qatar is expected to begin publishing annual financial statements audited by an outside party

The airline previously upped capacity to Lagos in December

Etihad is undergoing a restructuring after posting a $1.87bn loss in 2016

The carrier cut flights to some US cities last year

The state-owned Gulf carrier has been reviewing its business since 2016

The routes add to a growing network of new destinations for the carrier this year

The carrier said last month it would also begin flights to Bodrum

Airbus executives warned this week that the programme could be scrapped without new orders

The UAE said yesterday that two Qatari war planes twice flew dangerously close to its airliners

Emirates is by far the A380’s largest customer

The carrier suspended flights in July 2016 following a failed coup attempt

Flydubai announced the new flights last month

Powers will join Etihad this month, the airline said in a statement

The body of the newborn was discovered by ground cleaners

The route is Air Arabia’s second to Azerbaijan

Emirates president Sir Tim Clark indicated the two carriers could work together in some areas last year

The airport is already ahead of its 2017 forecast of 89 million passengers

The new Taif International Airport is also scheduled to open in 2020

Emirates is the A380’s largest customer, having taken more than 100 of its total orders for 142 aircraft