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Airlines are canceling hundreds of flights to Riyadh following attacks by Houthi militants on two Saudi airports, which killed three people and injured many others. Singapore Airlines has delayed the launch of its services to Riyadh until March 28, while other carriers like EgyptAir, Indigo, Air India, and Philippine Airlines have halted their operations there temporarily. The disruptions affect both Saudia and Flynas, with about 300 flights canceled on October 8 according to data from Cirium. These cancellations are part of a broader conflict between the Saudi-led coalition and Houthi rebels in Yemen, which has seen daily attacks on Saudi Arabia since early September.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On October 6 and 7, Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for attacks on two Saudi airports: Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. These strikes killed three civilians, including an Egyptian, an Algerian, and a Sudanese national, and injured at least 36 others. The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) confirmed the casualties without specifying blame but noted that flights were disrupted due to the attacks. Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition stated it had intercepted missiles or destroyed platforms used in the attacks, marking an escalation in the conflict between Yemeni Houthi rebels and their Saudi-backed opponents.
Written for “Houthis Attacks On Saudi Airports” on 2026-10-10,
grounded in this article and the 25 other(s) covering the same event.
Airlines cancel flights to Riyadh after Houthi airport attack; SIA delays route launch
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Airlines are cancelling hundreds of flights to Riyadh after Houthi militants struck two Saudi Arabian airports in recent days, killing three people and injuring dozens.
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militants → cancel → dozens
Singapore Airlines (SIA) postponed the launch of its services to the Saudi capital until March 28, citing the conflict in the Middle East.
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Airlines → postpone → East
EgyptAir, Indigo, Air India and Philippine Airlines all halted flights to the city, the latter until at least Oct 11.
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Currently, SIA flights to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates are cancelled until Dec 1 and its budget arm Scoot’s flights to Jeddah, the Saudi commercial capital, are cancelled until Dec 2.
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About 300 flights set to depart or land at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh were cancelled on Oct 8, according to analytics firm Cirium.
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The majority of the disruptions affected national carrier Saudia and budget airline Flynas.
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Operations at Riyadh’s airport have shut down for several hours and restarted multiple times during the past few days, as incoming attacks from the Yemen-based Houthis make it unsafe for planes to land or take off from there.
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Abha airport in the south-west of Saudi Arabia was also targeted.
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The Houthi attacks came as the Iran-backed group faces a ground offensive from a Saudi-led coalition in neighbouring Yemen.
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Soldiers from the internationally recognised Yemeni government and the Saudi air force are working to take back territory won by the militant group over the past month near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb strait.
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The conflict has escalated since early September, with the Houthis targeting Saudi Arabia almost daily.
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The kingdom’s Civil Defense spokesperson said on Oct 8 that debris from an intercepted Houthi ballistic missile caused material damage to a kindergarten and medical clinic complex in Riyadh, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency.
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Last week, Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways extended the cancellation of its flights to Dubai and Riyadh till Jan 31.
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Several American and European carriers still avoid flying to the Middle East since Iran started targeting countries in the Gulf earlier in 2026.
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Disruptions over large swathes of the region have become common since the start of hostilities between Israel and neighbouring nations three years ago.
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During that time, Saudi Arabia’s airspace has become a vital corridor for flights diverting from riskier skies over Iran, Jordan, Iraq and Syria.
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airspace → become → Iran
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