Bahrain’s “Gulf Air” airline announced on Monday the cancellation of flights to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, due to strikes by Houthis at the airport.
“Elchi” reports that Interfax disseminated this information.
“Gulf Air” wishes to inform passengers that flights to and from Riyadh are canceled from October 12 to 17,” the company’s website stated.
Earlier, Western media reported that a number of major airlines – “Lufthansa Group”, “Air India”, “IndiGo”, and “Air France” – had announced the suspension of flights to the capital of Saudi Arabia.
On Monday, the General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia extended the period of suspension of the airport’s operations.