ABU DHABI / DUBAI: Etihad Airways and flydubai have cancelled more flights between the UAE and several cities in Saudi Arabia following the airport attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday.
In a statement on its website, Etihad Airways said flights between Abu Dhabi and Dammam, Jeddah, and Riyadh from October 11 to 13 have been cancelled due to “regional disruption”.
Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said on Sunday morning that an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday has killed 12 people and left 309 others injured.
Etihad said the following flights were affected:
October 11: Dammam
- EY573 from Abu Dhabi to Dammam
- EY574 from Dammam to Abu Dhabi Jeddah
- EY601 from Abu Dhabi to Jeddah Riyadh
- EY559 from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh
- EY560 from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi
October 12: Dammam
- EY575 from Abu Dhabi to Dammam
- EY576 from Dammam to Abu Dhabi
- EY573 from Abu Dhabi to Dammam
- EY574 from Dammam to Abu Dhabi Jeddah
- EY601 from Abu Dhabi to Jeddah
- EY602 from Jeddah to Abu Dhabi
- EY603 from Abu Dhabi to Jeddah
- EY604 from Jeddah to Abu Dhabi Riyadh
- EY559 from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh
- EY560 from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi
October 13: Dammam
- EY575 from Abu Dhabi to Dammam
- EY576 from Dammam to Abu Dhabi Jeddah
- EY602 from Jeddah to Abu Dhabi
- EY603 from Abu Dhabi to Jeddah
- EY604 from Jeddah to Abu Dhabi Riyadh
- EY551 from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh
- EY552 from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi
Meanwhile, in a statement shared with ARN News, flydubai said flights to Riyadh, Dammam, and Abha have been cancelled up to and including October 14.
Both UAE carriers continue to monitor the situation, with passengers recommended to check the airlines’ official website for any updates on their flight status.
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