Riyadh Air Is Busing Passengers 270 Miles to Avoid Houthi Strikes

Photo Credit: A Riyadh Air Boeing 787-9 and 787-10 in flight. Boeing Saudi Arabia’s new carrier Riyadh Air has moved flights from its Riyadh hub to an airport 4.5 hours’ drive away amid continuing attacks by Yemen’s Iran-linked Houthis on the capital city. The carrier is now landing passengers at the regional Al Qassim airport and transporting them by bus to the capital. The airline’s flights between Riyadh and Cairo, Jeddah, Dhaka, London, Lahore and Islamabad now operate via Al Qassim airport, according to its website. The airport is 434 kilometers (270 miles) from Riyadh. From there, passengers take a free coach for the lengthy trip to and from the InterContinental Durrat Al Riyadh hotel. This arrangement will continue “until Riyadh Air can fly out of King Khalid A