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      Riyadh Air moves some operations to other airports

      • Planes leave Riyadh for Medina province
      • Houthis say they will not strike holy cities
      • Governments warn against travel

      Riyadh Air relocated some of its fleet to airports in Medina province on Tuesday, following a series of deadly attacks on its base in the capital city.

      Three aeroplanes took off from King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh between 3:16pm and 3:49pm, according to observations made by AGBI using the tracking site FlightRadar24.

      Two landed at Al Ula airport, 900km northwest. The third landed at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International in Medina, which is 700km west of Riyadh.

      The Yemeni Houthi militia, which is striking Saudi airports and vital economic infrastructure with missiles and drones, has stated that the the holy cities of Mecca and Medina will not be targeted.

      A number of countries have warned their citizens not to travel to Saudi Arabia since the attacks began. The UK’s Foreign Office is advising Britons against landing at any Saudi airport other than Medina.

      Riyadh Air plans to run operations out of other airports in anticipation of a delayed restart of flights at King Khalid, a source told AGBI.

      The airline has been approached for comment.

      Riyadh Air was “soft launched” last year as the country’s second flag carrier after Saudia, which is based in Jeddah. The newcomer is a subsidiary of the $1 trillion Public Investment Fund.

      The Riyadh Air planes were the first to depart King Khalid International following a strike on Saturday in which at least 13 people were killed and more than 300 injured.

      Saudi Arabia has ambitious expansion plans for its aviation sector, including more than doubling passenger traffic to 330 million passengers by the end of the decade. Analysts have said the disruption is likely to set back its goals.

      Delta had been due to launch an Atlanta-Riyadh service this month – the first non-stop route operated by a US airline to Saudi Arabia. The airline announced on Monday that it would postpone the launch until March 2027.

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      Source: AGBI
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