Houthi attacks on civilian airports justify military action against their launch capabilities

Saudi aviation authorities reported that attacks on Riyadh airport and a Saudia aircraft killed three Saudi citizens, including a pilot, on 8 October. The Houthis claimed an airport strike. Flight cancellations and aviation warnings reflected the expanding threat to civilian air transport.

Yemen's Transport Ministry said Houthi ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones targeted Aden's international airport on 7 October; one missile landed near its runway shortly before a flight was due to arrive. The same Reuters report says attacks on airports in Riyadh and Abha killed three people in total. Those deaths occurred at the Saudi airports, not at Aden.