Saudi Arabia Resumes Flights to Canada as Relations Normalize After 2018 Spat

A Saudi Arabian Airlines plane is shown at Manila's International Airport in Pasay, Philippines on Sept. 20, 2016. The Canadian Press/AP-Aaron Favila

Saudi Arabia’s national airline is resuming flights to Canada after a five-year diplomatic spat.

Saudia, formerly known as Saudi Arabian Airlines, will fly three times a week between Jeddah and Toronto’s Pearson International Airport starting Dec. 2.