Riyadh Airport reopens, but with limited capacity
Published: 06:10 AM,Oct 20,2026 | EDITED : 10:10 AM,Oct 20,2026
Surveillance footage shows people in a queue right before the moment of an attack at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh
The King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh reopened on Sunday, March 17, but continues to see over 60% percent of cancellations in its original scheduled flights.
According to the Cirium aviation analytics company, the airport saw 181 of 274 scheduled flights cancelled (66.06%), compared to only 15% at Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport, 31.40% at Dammam King Fahd International Airport and 14.94% at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Intl Airport in Medinah.
Overall 34.22% of scheduled flights in Saudi Arabia were cancelled on Monday.
Eithad Airways, Qatar Airways have cancelled all flights until October 24 while some airlines have extended suspensions until Mid-November. Flights have not resumed from Muscat to Riyadh, while Jeddah services operate as scheduled.