Saudi Arabia extended the shutdown of Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport on Monday after Houthi attacks killed at least 13 people and disrupted about 60% of scheduled flights.
The General Authority of Civil Aviation said operations would remain suspended while officials inspect the airport’s facilities and confirm they are safe and operational, but it did not announce a reopening time. Cirium data showed that 99.7% of scheduled flights were canceled at the airport on Sunday, while more than one-third of flights across Saudi Arabia were expected to be canceled Monday. The latest strike killed one person and wounded nearly a dozen others, following a weekend attack that Saudi authorities said killed 12 or 13 people and injured more than 300.
The Houthis, an Iran-aligned Yemeni movement, have targeted Saudi airports during a sharp escalation in fighting with the Saudi-backed Yemeni government. Several airlines, including Lufthansa and Air France-KLM, suspended or extended service cancellations to Riyadh. Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, Qatar, China and other governments condemned the attacks, warning that strikes on civilian aviation threaten wider regional security.