[Published: Monday October 12 2026]
 Riyadh airport to stay closed until October 17
RIYADH, 12 Oct. - (ANA) - Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia will remain closed until midnight on October 17, according to a Notice to Air Missions issued on Monday, after a series of deadly attacks by the Iran-aligned Houthis.
Airlines are cancelling flights to Saudi Arabia and neighbouring countries after the deadly weekend attacks on the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, adding to wider disruption in the region since the Iran conflict started.
The airport has been closed since an attack on Saturday that killed 13 people and injured hundreds.
Here's a list of airlines that took measures:
Lufthansa: Airlines owned by the German group have cancelled all flights to Riyadh until October 16.
Air France–KLM: The Franco-Dutch group has extended a previous suspension of services to and from the Saudi capital until the end of the month.
Etihad Airways: The Abu Dhabi-based group suspended all flights to Saudi Arabia until October 19.
Indigo: India's largest airline extended cancellations on routes to Riyadh and Dammam until October 15.
Philippine Airlines: Asia's first commercial airline extended the suspension of its flights to and from Riyadh until November 29.
Air India Express: The second-largest Indian airline has cancelled flights to Saudi Arabia's Dammam and Jeddah for October 12, while services to Riyadh remain suspended until October 15.
Akasa Air: The Mumbai-based budget carrier has suspended flights to Jeddah and Riyadh until October 13.
Gulf Air: Has cancelled all flights to and from Riyadh until midnight on October 17, the airline said in a travel alert. - (ANA) -
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