Riyadh airport shuts for second day after Houthi attacks, 60% of flights to be cancelled
King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh has been shut down for a second day due to ongoing Houthi attacks, with aviation officials uncertain when operations might resume. Cirium predicts that approximately 60% of scheduled flights at the airport will be cancelled. This comes after the airport saw 99.7% of all flights cancelled on Sunday, according to data from Cirium.
Flightradar24 estimates the cancellations at Riyadh airport to be around 78%. On Sunday, Houthi airstrikes resulted in at least one death and a dozen injuries. On Saturday, the US Federal Aviation Administration warned American airlines to exercise caution while flying to or over Saudi Arabia.
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