KKIA Records 94% Flight Cancellations as Houthi Attacks Stall Vision 2030 Plans

KKIA reached 94% flight cancellations Oct 10–27. 8 airlines suspended Saudi routes; 2 deferred launches. What this means for Vision 2030. November 1, 2026 اقرأ هذا المقال بالعربية RIYADH — Approximately 94 percent of scheduled departures at King Khalid International Airport were cancelled between October 10 and October 27, according to Cirium data cited by Bloomberg on October 31 — a figure that amounts to the functional closure of Saudi Arabia’s second-largest air gateway under sustained Houthi missile attack. The collapse has cascaded through the kingdom’s aviation sector: more than 7,800 Saudi flights — 45 percent of all scheduled departures … Continue reading KKIA Records 94% Flight Cancellations as Houthi Attacks Stall Vision 2030 Plans