Factbox: Airlines cancel flights to Saudi Arabia after Riyadh airport attacks

Delta Air Lines

13/10/2026 16:30

Includes updates from Air India, Akasa Air, Indigo; adds Malaysia Airlines
Oct 13 (Reuters) - Airlines are cancelling flights to Saudi Arabia following the deadly weekend attacks on Riyadh airport by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, extending disruption to air travel across the region.
The ⁠airport will be closed until October 17, according to a Notice to Airmen issued on Monday.
Here's a list of airlines that have taken measures, in alphabetical order:
     
AIR FRANCE-KLM AIRF.PA 
The Franco-Dutch group has extended a previous suspension of services to and from the ​Saudi capital until the ​end of October.
     
AIR INDIA
The Indian carrier has extended the suspension of flights to and from Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah until October 17.
       
AKASA AIR SNVA.NS 
The Mumbai-based ‌budget carrier has suspended flights to and from Jeddah and Riyadh until October 17.
     
CATHAY PACIFIC 0293.HK 
The Hong Kong flag carrier postponed the resumption of its Hong Kong–Dubai and Hong Kong–Riyadh routes through January 31, 2027.
     
DELTA DAL.N 
The American airline said it would delay its planned flights from Atlanta to Riyadh until March 2027.
     
ETIHAD AIRWAYS
The Abu Dhabi-based carrier cancelled all flights between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, as well as 10 flights to Dammam and Jeddah, until October 19.
     
GULF AIR
Bahrain's flag carrier cancelled its flights to and from Riyadh from October 12 to October 17.
     
INDIGO
Flights to and from Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Madinah remain cancelled until October 17.
     
LUFTHANSA LHAG.DE
Carriers owned by the German airline group have cancelled all flights to Riyadh until October 16.
     
MALAYSIA AIRLINES
The Kuala Lumpur-based flag carrier cancelled flights to and from Jeddah and Madinah until October 17 as a precautionary measure.
     
PHILIPPINE AIRLINES
The national flag carrier of the Philippines extended the suspension of its flights to and from Riyadh until November 29.
     
QATAR AIRWAYS
The Qatari carrier has ​temporarily suspended flights to ​and from ​Riyadh and Dammam.

 (Reporting by Mirko Miorelli and Fabrizio La Rocca in Gdansk; Editing by Shreya Biswas and Milla Nissi-Prussak)
 ((Mirko.Miorelli@thomsonreuters.com;))