Flights Suspended Between Kuwait and Riyadh
Kuwait Airways has announced the cancellation of the two flights to and from Riyadh today, Sunday, due to the temporary suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh by Saudi authorities.
Kuwait's Jazeera Airways said that its flight operations to and from the city of Riyadh were affected by the temporary suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport by the authorities in Saudi Arabia.
On Saturday, the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation announced the temporary suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport in the capital, Riyadh, after it was subjected to an attack that resulted in a number of injuries.
The authority stated that the suspension of operations will continue until the damage assessment is completed and the safety of the airport facilities is verified, noting that the resumption of operations depends on the results of the assessment.
According to Saudi authorities, the attack on the airport resulted in the death of 12 people and the injury of 309 others. The authority said in a subsequent statement that the dead include 4 Saudi citizens and 8 residents of Bangladeshi, American, Egyptian, Jordanian, Syrian, Palestinian, and Sudanese nationalities.
Source: Kuwait Airways
