Limited operations resume at Riyadh airport following Houthi attacks

Foreign airlines have not yet restarted flights to Riyadh, and some traffic shifted to Al Qassim airport, a four-hour drive from the capital. Saudi Arabia reopened Riyadh’s international airport on Sunday even as Yemen’s Houthis vowed to continue attacking the facility, which they had forced to close after deadly strikes two weeks ago. Operations resumed with limited flights by Saudi carriers from half the airport. The capital faced renewed attacks on Sunday, with authorities reporting the interception of Houthi ballistic missiles. Foreign airlines have not yet resumed flights to Riyadh, and some traffic shifted to Al Qassim airport, more than 350 kilometers from the capital. Riyadh Air, the recently launched Saudi sovereign fund-controlled airline, has moved its entire operations to Al Qassim. The strikes in Riyadh have killed at least 13 people and wounded hundreds — some of the survivors were allowed to speak about their ordeal to Saudi state TV over the weekend.