# EU aviation body expands Saudi airspace warning after Houthi attack

https://mins.news/en/item/93572

- Reuters, 2026-10-09 17:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/eu-aviation-agency-widens-saudi-airspace-alert-citing-growing-risk-houthi-2026-10-09/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac91dc07858580001465eca

> Europe’s EASA aviation safety body said on Friday it had enlarged the area of Saudi airspace in which it advises airlines not to operate, following an attack on Riyadh airport by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis.

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