Was at the hold point 15L in Riyadh last night and heard Cathay being cleared to land. Looking down finals I could see absolutely nothing until at about 400-500 AGL they turned their lights on.
If Cathay feels the need to "go stealth" into Saudi (not to mention BA's noticeable lack of presence) things have got to be bad.
Perhaps we should adopt Denis Leary's policy: "Two words; Nuclear f**king Weapons"!
P.S - That was a joke BTW, for those bleeding-heart pro Saudi liberalists. J-O-K-E!