At least eight airlines were affected after the Saudi authorities temporarily closed Abha airport near the border with Yemen on July 13 after Houthi rebels targeted the facility with missiles and drones. According to Reuters, the attack was in retaliation for earlier airstrikes on the Yemeni capital's Sana Airport, which the Yemen-based Houthis blamed on the kingdom. The Saudis issued a replacement NOTAM on July 15 extending the closure of Abha …
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