End Of An Era: Major Airline Abruptly Axes London Heathrow Long-Haul Route

As quickly as its coverage on the route began, Saudia is set to suspend its operations on the route fromLondon Heathrow Airport (LHR) to King Fahd International Airport (DMM) in the Saudi Arabian city of Dammam. The latter facility is known for consistently ranking among the largest airports in the world by size, but this scale does not appear to have converted into meaningful load factors, with the route’s flights typically only half full.