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Atlas Air, the chartered flight company which transported WWE staff and talent to and from Saudi Arabia has issued a statement regarding travel delays leaving the Kingdom.
WWE sent the following statement to us on behalf of the airline.
“A chartered WWE passenger flight operated by Atlas Air is currently delayed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia due to a mechanical issue. The flight was scheduled to depart at 0300 local time on November 1. Our top priority is always to ensure our passengers arrive safely and on time at their destination. The aircraft is being repaired and will be inspected and certified before returning to service to transport our passengers to their final destination. We regret that operational disruptions delayed the flight and apologize to our passengers who were inconvenienced.”
The majority of WWE talent are stuck in Saudi Arabia following last night’s WWE Crown Jewel event. As a result of the delay, WWE will be hosting a special edition of SmackDown tonight featuring stars who did not travel to Saudi Arabia as well as NXT talent.
One charted flight has left, while another is set to leave at 3:00 AM local time.