Rerouting foreign airlines to bypass Saudi skies The Wall Street Journal reported that many airlines that used the country's skies as a safe corridor before Saudi airports were targeted have now been forced to reroute some of their flights. British Airways is directing more flights from Mumbai to London via Central Asia to move away from Saudi skies. Indian airlines have also changed their flight routes to Europe to use routes closer to that country's northern borders and the area around the Syrian capital instead of going through central Saudi Arabia. Changing the flight route may lead to an increase in flight time and fuel consumption, more pressure on the crews and planes, a change in the costs of moving through the airspace and an increase in insurance costs. After two weeks, Saudi Arabia reopened both Riyadh airport terminals. However, the international group "Action Group" active in the field of aviation security warned that the skies of Saudi Arabia are not safe at all altitudes.

Rerouting foreign airlines to bypass Saudi skies The Wall Street Journal reported that many airlines that used the country's skies as a safe corridor before Saudi airports were targeted have now been forced to reroute some of their flights. British Airways is directing more flights from Mumbai to London via Central Asia to move away from Saudi skies. Indian airlines have also changed their flight routes to Europe to use routes closer to that country's northern borders and the area around the Syrian capital instead of going through central Saudi Arabia. Changing the flight route may lead to an increase in flight time and fuel consumption, more pressure on the crews and planes, a change in the costs of moving through the airspace and an increase in insurance costs. After two weeks, Saudi Arabia reopened both Riyadh airport terminals. However, the international group "Action Group" active in the field of aviation security warned that the skies of Saudi Arabia are not safe at all altitudes.