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King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh partially resumed flights on Sunday after a suspension of roughly two weeks following attacks by Yemen’s Houthi group, Anadolu Agency reported.
Saudi broadcaster Al Arabiya reported the return of flights and showed footage from inside two reopened terminals. State-run AlEkhbariya television said Terminal 1 had resumed domestic services, while Terminal 2 had reopened for international flights operated by Saudi carriers.
The resumption followed intensive coordination between the General Authority of Civil Aviation and security and technical agencies to ensure the airport was ready and met safety and security standards, AlEkhbariya said.
The announcement covered only the two terminals and did not indicate that the airport had returned to full operating capacity. Airport management issued no new statement on the resumption after a notice on Saturday announcing the terminals’ allocation for domestic and international services.
In that notice, management urged passengers with confirmed bookings to contact their airlines to check the status of their reservations and flights before travelling to the airport.
Flight operations were suspended after a Houthi attack on the airport on Oct. 10 killed 13 people and injured more than 300.
Houthis renew warnings
As flights resumed, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree renewed warnings to airlines, employees and passengers against using King Khalid International Airport.
“It is unsafe because it is a military target for our forces,” Saree said in a statement, warning that the group would continue operations against the airport.
He said Saudi authorities were responsible for reopening the airport and for any consequences that followed.
The Houthis have controlled Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and other regions since 2014. They resumed fighting with Saudi-backed government forces in July as a 2022 truce collapsed. The group has also targeted Saudi energy sites.
