Blast at Riyadh airport prompts flight cancellations

Travelers were evacuated from Riyadh international airport following a loud blast on Saturday. Multiple airlines canceled flights as regional missile strikes escalated. Organizers stated upcoming conferences will still proceed safely.

Smoke and flames rise from King Khalid Airport, after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said they attacked the airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 8, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.

Travelers were evacuated and more than a dozen ambulances rushed to the international airport in Saudi Arabia's capital on Saturday afternoon following a loud blast. The incident follows two prior attacks this week that left four people dead and damaged an aircraft. The repeated airport closures threaten to disrupt upcoming investment and energy conferences in the kingdom.

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