Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways suspend flights to Saudi Arabia The United Arab Emirates airline Etihad Airways cancels flights to Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah, the Qatari airline Qatar Airways temporarily suspends flights to Riyadh and Dammam. Etihad Airways announced the cancellation of flights between Abu Dhabi and the Saudi cities of Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam due to the "unstable situation in the region".