[snopercod]

There is a third explanation: The pilots and Saudis just did it on their own without the permission of the government.

Every ATC controller out there would say "They must have permission, don't they"?

[FourtySeven]

There is a third explanation: The pilots and Saudis just did it on their own without the permission of the government. Every ATC controller out there would say "They must have permission, don't they"?

That's an interesting possibility, I hadn't considered that.