Saudia flights heavily canceled as Riyadh airport suffers missile attacks

Saudia saw around half of its flights canceled over the weekend as missile attacks struck Riyadh Airport, which had 11,222 departures scheduled for October 2026.

The first Houthi missile attack on October 8 destroyed a Saudia Airbus A320; on October 9, 24% of Riyadh departures (96 flights) were canceled and 52% (204 flights) delayed; the second attack on October 10 hit Terminal 3, killing 13 people and injuring more than 300, and that day 65% of departures (234 flights) were canceled with 16% (63 flights) delayed; on October 12, 69% of scheduled flights (241) were canceled and 1% (3) delayed, while 72% of arrivals (247) were canceled, and Jeddah recorded 18% departures canceled (67 flights) and 11% delayed (41 flights).