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.
