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Riyadh airport reopened on Sunday following attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen. However, numerous airlines have yet to resume flights to Saudi Arabia and its other destinations. Major carriers like Etihad Airways, Emirates, and Flydubai have extended cancellations through November and beyond. Etihad Airways has halted services to and from Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam until October 24, along with EY601 and EY603 from Abu Dhabi to Jeddah.

Emirates cancelled Dubai to Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam flights on October 19 and 20, but resumed EK817 on October 20. Flydubai halted all flights to Riyadh, Dammam and Abha until October 24. Air Arabia and Qatar Airways suspended services to cities including Riyadh, Abha, Dammam and Taif, with no resumption dates announced. Gulf Air resumed flights after its initially announced cancellations, but Oman Air suspended all flights until October 22.

SalamAir cancelled flights to and from Riyadh and Dammam until October 31. European airlines like Air France, British Airways, and Air India have also extended or announced cancellations until October 24. Airlines such as Cathay Pacific, Pakistan International Airlines, Delta Air Lines, IndiGo, Lufthansa, Eurowings, Malaysia Airlines, KLM, and Philippine Airlines have likewise delayed or cancelled their flights until various dates. Scoot has cancelled flights between Singapore and Jeddah until December 2.