Riyadh flights: Lufthansa Group suspended through October 16, Air India services paused to October 10
After Houthi missile attacks on Riyadh and Abha airports, Lufthansa Group suspended flights to Riyadh through October 16, Air India and Air India Express cancelled flights until October 10, and IndiGo until October 9 (AP via ABC News, The Star, Onmanorama). FlightAware counted more than 275 cancellations at Riyadh on October 8, and Cirium counted 293 of 747 flights disrupted. Philippine Airlines cancelled its October 8 Manila-Riyadh-Manila flights (Khaleej Times). DailyDrop has not seen PAL's plans beyond that date.
Millions of Filipino workers and families rely on flights to Saudi Arabia.
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Resumption dates are announcements, not guarantees.
DailyDrop Philippines edition No. 7 · Morning · SUN., OCT. 11, 2026