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King Khalid International Airport, Cathay Pacific Announce Regular Flights between Riyadh, Hong Kong

A Saudi man checks the flight timings at the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri Purchase Licensing Rights
A Saudi man checks the flight timings at the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri Purchase Licensing Rights
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King Khalid International Airport, Cathay Pacific Announce Regular Flights between Riyadh, Hong Kong

A Saudi man checks the flight timings at the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri Purchase Licensing Rights
A Saudi man checks the flight timings at the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri Purchase Licensing Rights

The King Khalid International Airport, managed and operated by Riyadh Airports Company, launched a collaboration with Cathay Pacific to operate regular flights between Riyadh and Hong Kong with three flights per week as of October 28.
Riyadh Airports Company CEO Ayman AboAbah said that launching direct flights between Hong Kong and Riyadh with Cathay Pacific is the outcome of joint efforts between Riyadh Airports Company and the Saudi Air Connectivity Program (ACP) to enhance air transport flow between the capital’s airport and international destinations, aligning with their commitment to supporting the national goals of Saudi Vision 2030, SPA reported.
CEO of the ACP Majid Khan also said that launching these flights will upgrade the air connectivity network in the Kingdom, eventually attracting more tourists as travelers from Hong Kong and the Cathay Pacific network, including Australia, New Zealand, and the Southeast Asia region, will be able to explore the tourism potentials in the Kingdom.
Cathay Pacific's Chief Customer and Commercial Officer Lavinia Lau noted that this new service will enhance the commercial and cultural ties between Hong Kong and the Kingdom.
Cathay Pacific has designated the A350-900 Airbus to undertake these flights, which accommodates up to 280 passengers.

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TotalEnergies Q3 Income Hits Three-year Low

(FILES) This photograph taken on October 5, 2022, shows a logo of Total Energies at a gas station in Genech, northern France. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph taken on October 5, 2022, shows a logo of Total Energies at a gas station in Genech, northern France. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)
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TotalEnergies Q3 Income Hits Three-year Low

(FILES) This photograph taken on October 5, 2022, shows a logo of Total Energies at a gas station in Genech, northern France. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)
(FILES) This photograph taken on October 5, 2022, shows a logo of Total Energies at a gas station in Genech, northern France. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)

French oil major TotalEnergies reported third-quarter adjusted net income at a three-year low of $4.1 billion on Thursday, slightly missing expectations as refining margins and upstream outages dragged down earnings.
Adjusted net income was down 37% from a year earlier and 12.7% lower from the previous quarter's $4.7 billion. The result just missed analyst expectations of $4.2 billion, Reuters reported.
Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) fell 23.6% year on year to $10 billion.
Earlier this month, TotalEnergies warned its financial results would take a hit as its margin for converting crude oil into refined fuels tumbled 65%.
Global refining margins have dropped sharply in recent months in the face of weaker economies and the start-up of several new refineries in Asia and Africa, while oil prices fell 17% in the quarter - the largest quarterly decline in a year - on worries about the global oil demand outlook.
TotalEnergies shares were down 1.5% in early trading. RBC analyst Biraj Borkhataria said Total reported "weaker cash generation relative to expectations", and that while "divisional estimates were broadly in line with consensus ... estimates have been falling following the recent trading update."
The company confirmed $2 billion in share buybacks for the fourth quarter and decided a third interim dividend of 0.79 euros per share for 2024.
In addition to a 83% drop in quarterly refining and chemicals division profits year-on-year, Total's integrated LNG division also made 21% less than the third quarter last year, with the company citing low gas market volatility as a hamper on trading profits. Integrated power, which includes renewables, was down 4% from a year ago.
TotalEnergies took a $1.1 billion impairment related to the August bankruptcy filing of US subsidiary SunPower, and its exit of several South African offshore blocks.
Quarterly hydrocarbon production of 2.4 million barrels of oil-equivalent per day was at the low end of guidance given at half year due to security-related disruptions in Libya and an outage at the Ichthys LNG plant in Australia.