The King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh reopened on Sunday, March 17, but continues to see over 60% percent of cancellations in its original scheduled flights.
According to the Cirium aviation analytics company, the airport saw 181 of 274 scheduled flights cancelled (66.06%), compared to only 15% at Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport, 31.40% at Dammam King Fahd International Airport and 14.94% at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Intl Airport in Medinah.
Overall 34.22% of scheduled flights in Saudi Arabia were cancelled on Monday.
Eithad Airways, Qatar Airways have cancelled all flights until October 24 while some airlines have extended suspensions until Mid-November. Flights have not resumed from Muscat to Riyadh, while Jeddah services operate as scheduled.
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