Flights to and from Riyadh faced significant disruptions on Thursday following claims by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels that they targeted King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia.
The airport issued a travel alert, advising passengers to verify their flight status with airlines before proceeding. According to Flightradar24, a flight tracking service, 324 flights (41% of all scheduled flights) were canceled, and 188 flights (about 24%) were delayed as of 10:10 a.m. EST.
