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Riyadh Air temporarily shifts operations to Al Qassim, resumes six routes

Riyadh Air is temporarily relocating its operational base from Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport to Al Qassim’s Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport. From Oct. 25, the airline is set to operate six routes linking Al Qassim with Cairo, Dhaka, Jeddah, London Heathrow, Lahore and Islamabad.

Bloomberg

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Riyadh airport reopens after two-week shutdown as Houthis renew threat

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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Saudi security concerns disrupt Riyadh flights as Riyadh Air shifts some operations to Al Qassim

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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Frankfurt pilots taxi onto runway in wrong direction, prompting ATC to abort takeoff

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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Drone attack prompts flight restrictions at all four Moscow airports

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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Drone attacks shut all four Moscow airports for second time in two days

Reuters

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Typhoon Champi grounds hundreds of flights in Taiwan

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.

AINonline

Stellar Aviation breaks ground on 35,000-sq-ft Reno-Tahoe hangar

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.