President Donald Trump said the United States may join Saudi strikes against Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis after the group's latest attack on the kingdom. Travelers are already feeling the impact. On Friday, the Associated Press reported that Air India, FlyDubai, Lufthansa Group and Pakistan International Airlines had suspended flights to and from Riyadh and other Saudi airports for the next few days.
"We will examine the matter. We have only just learned about the latest attack. We will make a decision. We are acting very quickly," Trump said, in remarks carried by Abu Ali Express.
The Houthis have repeatedly targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. Recently, two attacks on the airport on Thursday killed three Saudi nationals, including a Saudia pilot. Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said the first strike hit airport facilities and the second hit a Saudia aircraft. The Houthis claimed the attacks.
