Airlines have cancelled flights to Riyadh after attacks on Saudi airports. Yemen's Houthis said they carried out the strikes and told airlines to stay out of Saudi airspace, except over Mecca and Medina.
King Khalid International Airport, which serves the Saudi capital, has been closed since an attack on Saturday, 10 October. Reuters reported that Saudi authorities said that strike killed 13 people and wounded more than 300. Aviation Week reported that a further strike the next day, on Terminal 4, killed one person and injured 11.
Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation extended the closure so the airport could be checked for safety. A notice to pilots says the airport stays shut until 21:00 GMT on 17 October.
Lufthansa Group has cancelled its Riyadh flights until 16 October. Air France-KLM has suspended Riyadh flights until the end of the month. Etihad has cancelled Abu Dhabi flights to Riyadh until 19 October, and has also cancelled services to Jeddah and Dammam. Qatar Airways has suspended flights to Riyadh and Dammam.
The Arab Air Carriers' Organization condemned the attacks. It said civilian airports are not battlefields, and that passengers and aviation workers are not parties to the conflict.
An attack was also reported at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam. Jeddah's airport has had cancellations as well.