For the Third Day… Southern Saudi Airports Are Empty of Flights, and Riyadh Extends the Closure Until Thursday

Follow-ups – Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni:

For the third consecutive day, the skies of southern Saudi Arabia appear empty of flight traffic, as Saudi authorities have extended the closure of Jizan, Najran, Abha, and Sharurah airports until Thursday evening, an indicator of the continued state of confusion in the region’s aviation navigation due to Yemeni threats.

A navigational source confirmed that “southern Saudi Arabia is empty of flights for the third consecutive day.”

It was mentioned that “Saudi authorities extended the closure of Jizan, Najran, Abha, and Sharurah airports due to force majeure until Thursday evening, subject to extension.”

This extension comes after the Yemeni Armed Forces warned airlines against crossing Saudi airspace, with Sana’a linking this warning to the continued siege on Sana’a International Airport.

Observers believe that the closure of Saudi airports for the third consecutive day, with the possibility of extension, reflects a tacit Saudi acknowledgment of the effectiveness of the Yemeni threat, and solidifies the equation of “no security for Saudi airspace unless the siege on Sana’a Airport is lifted.”