Houthi missile and drone attacks hit Riyadh and Dammam airports

Yemen's Houthi group said it carried out four missile and drone operations against Saudi airports in the past 24 hours, targeting King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and King Fahd International Airport near Dammam, which forced the Riyadh airport to close and disrupted air traffic.

Separate reports said three Saudi citizens, including an airline pilot, were killed and several others injured in two attacks on King Khalid International Airport, after which airport operations and air traffic resumed; Qatar Airways, flydubai and Etihad Airways cancelled several flights to and from Riyadh, and the EU Aviation Safety Agency added an increased risk of misidentification of civil aircraft, missile and drone overflights, interception activity and falling debris in its guidance on Saudi airspace.

The EU Aviation Safety Agency warning signals heightened operational risk for airlines flying over Saudi airspace.