How Houthi attacks have grounded flights across Saudi Arabia

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How Houthi attacks have grounded flights across Saudi Arabia

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Houthi attacks have sharply disrupted air travel to Riyadh, with 86% of scheduled flights at King Khalid International Airport cancelled from October 8 to October 25. Aviation data cited by Reuters counted 4,071 cancellations out of 4,736 scheduled flights.

By Gianluca Lo Nostro Oct 26 (Reuters) - Attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have nearly emptied the skies over Riyadh this month, aviation data showed on Monday, with cancellations grounding almost nine out of every 10 scheduled flights at the Saudi capital's airport. About 86% of scheduled flights at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, or 4,071 out of 4,736, were cancelled between October 8 and October 25, according to the latest data from aviation analytics firm Cirium.

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