Airlines suspend flights to Riyadh amid security fears

Home Middle East To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: A file image of a plane approaching King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 27, 2015. © Carolyn Kaster, AP 01:40 Issued on: 13/10/2026 - 11:19 Flights to and from Riyadh have been suspended following deadly Houthi attacks, with several international airlines extending cancellations through October 19. The disruption threatens Saudi Arabia’s ambitions to become a major global aviation hub, while Delta has postponed its first direct US flights to the Kingdom until March 2027. Keywords for this article