{
  "id": 12895314,
  "title": "Riyadh airport urges passengers to check flight status before departure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/riyadh-airport-urges-passengers-to-check-flight-status-before",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T13:56:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/665225/saudi-arabia/king-khalid-international-airport-urges-passengers-to-confirm-flight-status"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh has advised passengers to verify their flight status directly with their airlines prior to arriving at the airport. This travel warning comes after the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen intercepted and destroyed three Houthi ballistic missiles, including two headed towards Riyadh and another aimed at Khamis Mushait.\n\nThe Yemeni coalition spokesman, Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, confirmed that all three missiles were successfully intercepted and destroyed. These recent attacks followed a series of strikes on Saudi airports earlier in the week, which resulted in casualties and injuries. According to the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), two Moroccan and one Algerian women were killed, and 28 individuals were injured when an attack targeted Abha International Airport on Tuesday.\n\nAdditionally, an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Wednesday claimed the life of a Sudanese resident and injured eight others. Among the casualties at Abha airport, Saudi nationals, as well as expatriates from Bangladesh and the Philippines, sustained injuries. Meanwhile, the wounded passengers at Riyadh airport included five Saudi citizens, two Egyptians, and one Pakistani resident.",
  "summary": "RIYADH — King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh issued a travel advisory on Thursday, urging passengers to contact their airlines directly and confirm their flight status before heading to the airport.The advisory came as the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced the interception and destruction of three Houthi ballistic missiles, including two launched toward Riyadh and a third…",
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        "published": "2026-10-08T14:18:43.000Z"
      },
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/smoke-seen-at-riyadh-airport-flights-cancelled-kindergarten-hospital",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/crude-oil-grinds-higher-on-record-tanker-attacks-and-houthi-missiles",
        "published": "2026-10-08T16:14:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Houthi attacks escalate as smoke billows from plane at Riyadh airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/houthi-attacks-escalate-as-smoke-billows-from-plane-at-riyadh-airport",
        "published": "2026-10-08T16:22:01.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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