Delta to launch nonstop flights from Atlanta to Saudi Arabia
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A Delta Air Lines flight was forced to stop its takeoff from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport en route to Portland, Ore., on Thursday after a mechanical issue led to smoke and flames coming from an engine.
The service marks a strategic step in strengthening ties between the U.S. and Middle Eastern naton's influential economy.
Delta, the oldest operating airline in the United States and the third-largest airline in the world, will connect its hub in Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh with a non-stop flight beginning October 2026.