Non-story. Delta planes themselves won’t be going into Saudi Arabia, only the Saudi Air planes. This is the same arrangement as United/Continental with Lufthansa, which has been in place within the Star Alliance for YEARS. Also same for American Airlines & British Airways. In both these cases, the foreign carriers fly into Saudi after passengers transfer at the foreign carriers’ hubs (Frankfurt & Heathrow, respectively).
Keep in mind, Delta does a lot of business flying into Israel directly. United - based in Chicago, with associated political connections in play - has a lot to gain during a difficult merger if Delta is painted in a bad light. Ask yourself why the story was posted without the comparison to the Star Alliance, then taken down after the damage was done.
Islam is soooo tolerant......
Those have been the rules in Saudi forever.
No Jews, no bibles, no crucifix, etc.
Otherwise I’m sure you’ll find yourself on the
next plane back out.
Even Christmas Cards are banned as un-Islamic.
Makes me want to gin-up a “Send a Christmas Card to Saudi Arabia” campaign.