Saudi King Khalid Airport reopens to limited flights after Houthi strikes
Saudi carriers resumed limited service as authorities kept the airport under prior-flight approval after attacks damaged aircraft and killed 13 people, officials said.
- On Sunday, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh resumed limited operations at two terminals despite ongoing Houthi threats. Terminal 1 handles domestic flights, while Terminal 2 serves international services operated by national carriers.
- Operations at the facility were suspended on October 10 following an attack that killed 13 people and injured more than 300, marking the deadliest incident in the kingdom in more than a decade.
- Saudi civil defense forces reported intercepting two ballistic missiles over Khamis Mushait and Ahad Rafidah on Sunday, with shrapnel damaging residential buildings and vehicles and injuring two people.
- Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree vowed the hub would "never be safe" and urged airlines and travelers to avoid it, branding the facility a "military target" despite the reopening.
- The U.S. State Department maintains a Level 3 'Reconsider Travel' advisory for Saudi Arabia, citing potential armed attacks by Iranian-supported Houthi forces and ongoing aviation security challenges.
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Saudis say Riyadh airport partly reopens despite renewed Houthi threats | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Saudi Arabia said its main airport resumed operations at two terminals on Sunday even as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis vowed to keep striking the facility, which they called a “military target”.
King Khalid Airport in Riyadh has partially resumed operations after being heavily attacked two weeks ago, while the Houthi rebels continue to fire missiles and launch drone strikes.
Saudi Arabia reopens Riyadh airport terminals as Houthis threaten fresh strikes
Saudi Arabia partially reopened Riyadh's King Khalid airport as Houthi rebels threatened further strikes. The move comes amid renewed fighting that has ended a truce largely holding since 2022.
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Flights resumed at Riyadh's international airport on Sunday following a series of deadly attacks on the facility that saw it closed for two weeks, even as Yemen's Houthis targeted the country with strikes.
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