Wire reporting: (Reuters, via Al-Monitor)

King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh designated Terminal 1 for domestic flights and Terminal 2 for international flights operated by national carriers starting Sunday, according to an airport passenger notice cited by The Times of India¹.

Hours later, Yemen's Houthis again warned airlines, airport staff and travelers not to use the facility, Reuters reported, via Al-Monitor^2,3.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the airport was a military target and that operations targeting it would continue, The Times of India reported¹. Saree said in a post quoted by the paper that the airport "will never be safe"¹.

Reuters, carried by Al-Monitor, said the warning came after the airport announced the two-terminal arrangement following a suspension earlier this month^2,3. The same account said operations halted on Oct. 10 after an attack on the airport claimed by the Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300 others, and that the halt was extended two days later^2,3.

The Times of India did not include those casualty figures in its Sunday report¹. It did quote the airport telling passengers with confirmed bookings to verify flight status with their airlines before traveling¹.

The Times of India also reported that Air India and Air India Express had suspended services connecting Riyadh and Dammam through Nov. 7 and Jeddah through Oct. 31, with rebooking or refunds offered¹. Reuters' account, as carried by Al-Monitor, did not detail those Indian carrier suspensions^2,3.

Reuters, via Al-Monitor, said Houthi missile and drone attacks have hit Saudi airports, ports and oil sites, and that Saudi Arabia increased military involvement in Yemen after Houthis seized Red Sea coast territory last month^2,3. The Times of India cited earlier Houthi claims of strikes on King Khalid Airport, other Saudi airports and energy sites, without independently confirming those claims¹.

Whether the limited Sunday service holds, and how many airlines will operate, was not independently established in the reports reviewed^1,2,3.

Sources

1. Times of India‘Will never be safe’: Houthis warn as Riyadh airport resumes flightsOct 24, 10:21 PM
2. (Reuters, via Al-Monitor)Yemen's Houthis renew warning against using Riyadh airportOct 24, 8:46 PM
3. ReutersYemen's Houthis renew warning against using Riyadh airportOct 24, 8:10 PM

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