FAA Warns U.S. Airlines on Saudi Flights After 13 Die in Riyadh Airport Attack
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 12
FAA Warns U.S. Airlines on Saudi Flights After 13 Die in Riyadh Airport Attack
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 12
Summary
The FAA issued a Notice to Airmen urging U.S. airlines to use increased caution flying to, from, across or around Saudi Arabia after a Houthi missile strike on Riyadh airport killed 13 people.
The notice says threats could endanger aircraft at all altitudes—including overflight, arrival and departure—and remains in force through Dec. 10.
King Khalid International was hit again Sunday, killing 1 more person and wounding several; the airport is closed until at least Monday evening after Terminal 3 suffered heavy damage.
Delta, set to launch Atlanta-Riyadh service on Oct. 23, is now weighing whether to proceed, with CEO Ed Bastian saying safety will determine the decision.
The assault was the deadliest foreign attack on Saudi soil in decades, raising fresh risks for commercial aviation even though no U.S. carrier currently flies nonstop to the kingdom.