Houthi missile hits Saudi Airbus at Riyadh airport, causing deaths and flight

On 8 October Houthi armed forces launched a ballistic missile at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that hit a Saudi Air Force Airbus A320‑200 parked near the terminal, causing fire and severe damage, and no passengers were on the aircraft.

The Saudi Civil Aviation Authority reported that attacks on Riyadh and Abha airports caused three deaths and 36 injuries; Houthi also fired a cruise missile at Riyadh airport and attacked Najran airport and Hims Mushet air base, warned foreign airlines to stay away from Saudi airspace and demanded oil‑facility staff evacuate; nearly half of departing flights from Riyadh were cancelled, totaling over 275 flights, and Lufthansa, Air India and other airlines suspended flights to Riyadh while the airport temporarily halted operations and organized passenger evacuation.