Delta schedules Riyadh service for Oct 23 amid employee travel alert and recent airport
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Delta announced a launch of daily Airbus A350‑900 service from Atlanta to Riyadh starting on October 23, with the frequency to drop to three flights per week after October 30, and set a basic economy fare of 67,700 SkyPesos for one‑way tickets; the airline also issued an active threat alert advising its employees not to travel to Riyadh from October 8 to 12.
The alert follows attacks on King Khalid International Airport on October 8 that killed three Saudi citizens, including Saudia captain Hamoud Ali Alkalthami, and a Saudia Airbus A320‑200 parked at the airport was hit in a drone strike claimed by the Houthis; Lufthansa Group has suspended its Riyadh flights through October 16.