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Riyadh airport to cancel about 60% of flights on Monday after deadly attacks


Surveillance footage shows smoke and fire at the moment of an attack at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 10, 2026, in this frame from a handout video. (Credit: Saudi Ministry of Media/Handout via Reuters)

About 60% of scheduled flights at Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia are expected to be cancelled on Monday, data from aviation analytics firm Cirium showed, after attacks from Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis killed over a dozen people over the weekend.

King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh cancelled 99.7% of all scheduled flights on Sunday, according to Cirium.

The Saudi capital's airport remained closed on Sunday after an attack that killed one and left nearly a dozen hurt, which followed another deadly strike claimed by the Houthis the previous day, in which 13 people died and more than 300 were wounded.

About 60% of scheduled flights at Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia are expected to be cancelled on Monday, data from aviation analytics firm Cirium showed, after attacks from Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis killed over a dozen people over the weekend.

King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh cancelled 99.7% of all scheduled flights on Sunday, according to Cirium.

The Saudi capital's airport remained closed on Sunday after an attack that killed one and left nearly a dozen hurt, which followed another deadly strike claimed by the Houthis the previous day, in which 13 people died and more than 300 were wounded.