Airports & operations

Riyadh Air temporarily relocates operations to Al Qassim

Last observed 2026-10-27 · Confidence 99%

Canonical event record

What happened

Riyadh Air moved flight operations from King Khalid International Airport to Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Al Qassim) until further notice after attacks disrupted its Riyadh hub.

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