8, 2026. (UGC via AP) CORRECTION: Corrects the day and date to Thrusday, Oct. 8, instead of Friday, Oct. 9.
This image from video obtained and verified by AP shows thick black smoke and flames rising from a fire at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Oct.
Several services have been pushed to dates beyond Oct 17. Sufiyan Ali, another passenger from Hyderabad who was travelling with a group of about 40 people, said he and four family members were stopped at Jeddah airport about 45 minutes before their flight to India on the morning of Oct 12. “We were taken back to the airport at 2 pm for a 4 pm flight, which was repeatedly rescheduled thereafter. Ultimately, the flight was cancelled on Tuesday around 4 am. The large-scale flight disruptions have also triggered a sharp increase in airfares, with travellers reporting price hikes of 250% to 300%.
“My mother, grandmother and two brothers, one of whom is a minor, are among the passengers who have now been left without a confirmed way back to India.
Community leaders told TOI that most flights had either been cancelled or rescheduled, often at short notice, leaving passengers in limbo. Someone needs to take responsibility for getting these people home safely,” Marzia told TOI , appealing to Indian authorities to intervene at the earliest. We were eventually told it was cancelled, even though its status still shows ‘rescheduled’,” he said. We have been given hotel accommodation for two days, but we don’t know if this crisis will be resolved by then,” she said.
They were informed that the flight had been rescheduled for later that evening. Maliha Tabassum, who had travelled for Umrah with her brother, described a similar ordeal. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Hyderabad | Silver Rate in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad | Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Petrol Price in Hyderabad | Diesel Price in Hyderabad | CNG Price in Hyderabad | LPG Price in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Hundreds of travellers from Telangana were left stranded at airports across Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as the ongoing Houthi-Saudi conflict severely disrupted air travel. “Our departure was supposed to be on Sunday night, but it was delayed indefinitely.