Qatar Airways and the United Arab Emirates’ Etihad Airways have temporarily suspended flights to several Saudi Arabian cities for security reasons, APA reports.
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said Riyadh airport came under another attack on Saturday, leaving people injured and forcing operations to be suspended.
Qatar Airways announced the temporary suspension of all flights to Riyadh and Dammam.
Etihad Airways cancelled flights between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh until October 19. The airline also suspended several services to Jeddah and Dammam for a few days.
Fighting between Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, and Saudi-backed government forces resumed in mid-July after a four-year hiatus.