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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) expanded its warning for Saudi Arabian airspace on Friday after Houthi attacks targeted two airports.
In an update to a conflict-zone advisory first issued last month, EASA said recent attacks showed the Houthis’ ability and intention to strike targets deeper inside Saudi territory.
Southern and south-western parts of the country remain particularly exposed because they are close to areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthis. However, EASA said attacks had also reached areas including Riyadh, Tabuk, Medina and Yanbu.
Warning cites risks to aircraft near airports
The agency said repeated missile and drone attacks had targeted the Riyadh area, including its airport, amid a broader escalation observed since late September.
Attacks had focused more heavily on aviation infrastructure than before, EASA said, raising risks to aircraft on the ground and during take-off and landing in affected areas.
The attacks and activation of air-defence systems could increase the risk of civil aircraft being misidentified, as well as risks from missile and drone overflights, interceptions and falling debris, the agency warned.
Three killed in attacks on two airports
The warning followed ballistic missile and drone attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi group targeting Riyadh and other parts of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia’s Civil Aviation Authority said three people were killed and 36 injured in attacks on Abha International Airport in the southern city of Abha and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.
