Bloomberg
• Dana Khraiche
King Khalid International Airport resumed domestic and international flights Sunday after a closure of about two weeks following Houthi attacks. The reopening came hours before the Iran-aligned group renewed its warning that the airport was a “military target”; passengers were urged to check flight status with airlines.
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Riyadh Air has moved its operations from King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital to Al-Qassim International Airport. The shift relocates the airline’s operational base away from Riyadh, although the available information does not specify the reasons for the move or its effect on services.
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King Khalid International Airport resumed domestic and international flights Sunday after a closure of about two weeks following Houthi attacks. The reopening came hours before the Iran-aligned group renewed its warning that the airport was a “military target”; passengers were urged to check flight status with airlines.
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Riyadh Air is moving some Boeing 787-9 services about 400 km northwest to Al Qassim, with passengers offered a complimentary 4.5-hour bus ride from Riyadh. Air India, Air India Express and Akasa Air have suspended or extended suspensions on Saudi routes, with Air India’s pauses covering Riyadh and Dammam through Nov. 7 and Jeddah through Oct. 31, 2026.
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Pilots at Frankfurt Airport turned onto a runway in the wrong direction, leaving them with less than half the available takeoff distance, according to the report. Air traffic control spotted the error and ordered the pilots to abort, averting a potential near-miss from developing further.
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Rosaviatsiya restricted arrivals and departures at Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo and Zhukovsky after Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow. The disruption forced airlines to adjust schedules, with some international flights diverted to alternate airports and authorities seeking ways to transport affected passengers onward.
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Typhoon Champi’s approach brought major disruption to Taiwan’s air travel, with reports saying 262 domestic flights and 669 international flights were canceled on Friday, 23 October. Forecast strong winds and torrential rain prompted the cancellations; another report said the storm also disrupted service in Japan, affecting more than 11,000 travelers.
The new hangar and office complex will be Stellar Aviation’s second facility of that size on the airport’s northeast quadrant. The company also plans a 100,000-sq-ft mixed-use general aviation development for early 2027; another supplied headline describes a separate expansion by W Aviation in Fort Lauderdale.
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