{
  "id": 14346817,
  "title": "Indian airlines cancel flights to Saudi Arabian cities till Oct 17",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/indian-airlines-cancel-flights-to-saudi-arabian-cities-till-oct-17",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-14T01:42:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indian-airlines-cancel-flights-to-saudi-arabian-cities-till-oct-17/article71582062.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Several major Indian airlines announced on Tuesday (October 13, 2026) that they would be cancelling flights to Saudi Arabian cities until October 17 due to the evolving security situation in the Gulf country. IndiGo, Air India Express, Air India, and Akasa Air all made the decision to suspend flights connecting Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, and Madinah. The airlines cited recent attacks at Riyadh airport, as well as ongoing hostilities between Iran-backed Houthi militants and Saudi Arabia, as the reasons for the cancellations. Passengers were given the option of complimentary rescheduling or a full refund for the canceled flights. The airlines stated that they were closely monitoring the situation with safety as the top priority and would reassess the situation in real time. This decision follows a temporary suspension of services to Riyadh last week following attacks reportedly by Houthi militants.",
  "summary": "While announcing cancellation of flights to and from Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah till October 17, Air India also said it was closely monitoring and assessing the developments in the region to resume safe operations",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}