Riyadh airport operations suspended for another 24 hours: Report

Riyadh: Operations at Riyadh's international airport continue to be suspended following fatal attacks on the facility, a senior aviation source in the Saudi capital told AFP on Sunday, after authorities announced a temporary closure the night before.

"Riyadh airport has suspended operations again today. They informed us of this at dawn," the source said.

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Air traffic monitor Flightradar24 also noted the suspension, saying "the closure of Riyadh Airport has been extended by another 24 hours, until 21:00 UTC today", in a statement posted on X.

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