According to statistics from aviation analytics company Cirium, more than 300 planes that were scheduled to depart Saudi Arabia tomorrow (October 14) have already been cancelled, continuing a week of significant disruption that started with Houthi strikes on the kingdom’s airports. Up to 313 (28.53%) of the 1,097 departures planned for October 14 are designated as cancelled or no-fly, and that number may rise as the day approaches.
According to Cirium’s data, around 556 of 1,058 planned departures, or 52.55 percent, were cancelled or marked as no-fly on October 13. That is less than the previous week’s peak. The disruption comes after a string of strikes on Saudi airports by the Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen, which have occurred in the context of the US-Iran war that started on February 28.
According to the General Authority of Civil Aviation (Gaca), attacks on King Khalid International Airport on October 8 resulted in the deaths of three Saudi nationals, including a Saudi captain, and the damage of a Saudi aircraft on the ground. That evening, operations started up again.
According to Gaca, an attack on a passenger terminal at King Khalid on October 10 resulted in 309 injuries and 12 fatalities. In just one week, the Riyadh hub had been the target of three attacks. The UAE strongly denounced the incident, while the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis termed it a war crime and promised a swift reaction.
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