Jeddah, Shawwal 12, 1437, Jul 17, 2016, SPA -- SAUDIA, the national air carrier, announced that its flights from Riyadh, Jeddah, Madinah and Dammam to Atatork international airport in Istanbul, Turkey, and back resumed as scheduled, less than 48 hours from being suspended due to recent incidents in Turkey which led to the closure of all Turkish airports. The first flight of SAUDIA left from Jeddah to Istanbul last night at 11:00pm carrying 150 who performed Umrah while a return flight arrived in Jeddah at 08:20 am with 243 Saudis on board, who opted to cut their trips in Turkey and return home. In an emergency treatment, they have been accepted to board the flight though they have no reservations. --SPA 21:32 LOCAL TIME 18:32 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w