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Airlines Suspend Flights To Saudi Capital After Devastating Houthi Strikes On Airport
Airlines Suspend Flights To Saudi Capital After Devastating Houthi Strikes On Airport
Update(1604ET): There are reports that possibly several parked aircraft were damaged or destroyed after the earlier Thursday Houthi ballistic missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. And now international reports are saying a slew of airliners are suspending flights to the city, some tentatively for up to a week:
In response to Thursday's attack, Germany's Lufthansa Group and Air India as well as two other carriers from the country, all suspended flights to the city.
The rebels had earlier...
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