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Etihad extends suspension of scheduled flights 

An Etihad Airways plane prepares to land at the Abu Dhabi airport. -- File photo
DUBAI -- Etihad airways said in a statement on Saturday it would extend its suspension of scheduled passenger flights until May 15. The airline had said it would partially resume passenger flights from May 1. Etihad and other UAE airlines have been operating outbound-only flights for foreigners wishing to leave the Gulf Arab state, which has banned the entry of foreigners due to the global coronavirus outbreak. -- Agencies