Saudi Arabia partially reopened Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport on Sunday, two weeks after it suspended operations on 10 October following a Houthi attack that killed 13 people, the deadliest such incident in the kingdom in more than a decade. Terminal 1 was designated for domestic flights and Terminal 2 for international services by national carriers. The reopening came despite fresh threats: the Houthis called the airport a military target, warned airlines and travellers not to use it, and claimed a fresh missile strike on Monday, which the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted. Flight-tracking data showed little traffic on Sunday, and international airlines have suspended services to Riyadh into November. The scale of the disruption is stark: about 86% of scheduled flights at Riyadh airport — 4,071 out of 4,736 — were cancelled between 8 and 25 October, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. For Pakistanis travelling to Saudi Arabia for work, Umrah or family visits, the airport’s uncertain reopening means checking flight status before travel remains essential. Sources: Reuters, Times Now. Written in our own words for information only.