Kuwait Airways Cancels Two Riyadh Flights, Citing Airport Closure
RIYADH, October 10 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Kuwait Airways cancelled two flights serving Riyadh on Saturday, October 10, saying the airport had closed because of the security situation, according to a statement published on the company’s official X account.
The cancellations affect flight KU775 from Kuwait to Riyadh and flight KU776 from Riyadh to Kuwait.
Separately, Reuters reported that travellers were evacuated from parts of King Khalid International Airport after a loud blast was heard on Saturday, citing an eyewitness and people briefed on the matter. Flight-tracking site flightradar24 showed all flights to Riyadh had been diverted or cancelled at the time of the Reuters report.
Kuwait Airways said passengers would receive notifications and text messages about updates at the phone numbers registered in their bookings.
Source: Kuwait Airways official statement on X; Reuters
