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Qatar diplomatic crisis: Airlines in trouble as Gulf rift widens

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain revoke operating licence of Qatar Airways, order closing of offices in 48 hrs

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Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on Tuesday 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.
 
Over the past two decades, Qatar Airways has grown from a regional player into a world-straddling colossus, with flights to more than 150 destinations, some of the