Skies over Saudi capital empty after deadly Houthi airport strikes

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Airlines ⁠are canceling flights to Saudi Arabia ⁠and neighbouring countries ​following the deadly weekend attacks on Riyadh airport ⁠by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, adding to wider disruption in the region since the Iran conflict started.

The airport ⁠has been closed since an attack ​on ⁠Saturday that killed ‌13 people.

Here’s a list of airlines that ​took measures:

Lufthansa: Airlines owned by the German group have cancelled all flights to Riyadh until October 16.

Air France–KLM: The Franco-Dutch group has extended a previous suspension of services to and from the Saudi capital until the end of the month.

Etihad Airways: The Abu Dhabi-based group suspended all flights to Saudi Arabia until October 19.

Indigo: India’s largest airline extended cancellations on ​routes to Riyadh and Dammam ‌until October 15.

Philippine Airlines: Asia’s first commercial ​airline extended the suspension of its ​flights ‌to and from Riyadh until November 29.

Air India Express: The second-largest Indian airline has cancelled ⁠flights to Saudi Arabia’s Dammam and Jeddah for October 12, while services to Riyadh remain suspended until October 15.

Akasa Air: The Mumbai-based ​budget carrier has suspended flights to Jeddah and Riyadh until October 13.

Gulf Air: Has cancelled all flights to and from Riyadh until midnight on October 17, the airline said in a travel alert.