Live flights: Jeddah, Medina and Saudi airports
Before your Umrah: today's status of Saudi airports and the next hours of flights in Jeddah and Medina.
Riyadh remains closed until midnight tonight (Saudi time): reopening or extension expected tonight. Madinah is operating almost normally, Jeddah and Dammam are improving.
Come back tomorrow morning: status updated every day.
Saudi airports today: Medina, Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam
Checked on 17/10/2026 at 05:50 (Mecca time)
- Madinah MEDAlmost normal this morning: 2 min average delay, 4 flights cancelled
- Jeddah JEDOpen, improving: 7% cancellations (15% on 14 Oct.). France advises against the airport, even for a layover
- Riyadh RUHClosed until midnight on 17 Oct. (Saudi time): reopening or extension expected tonight
- Dammam DMMImproving: 11% cancellations (35% on 14 Oct.)
- Yanbu YNBOpen, 5% cancellations this morning
- Taif TIFOpen, no cancellations this morning
- Abha AHBOpen, no cancellations this morning
- AlUla ULHNo flights today
For information only, updated regularly. Always check your flight status with your airline.
Live flights in Jeddah and Medina: arrivals, departures, delays and cancellations
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Airlines: suspended flights to Saudi Arabia (Umrah)
Checked on 17/10/2026 at 05:50 (Mecca time)
- Air France-KLMRiyadh suspended until the end of October
- LufthansaRiyadh suspension ended on 16 Oct., resumption not confirmed
- EtihadRiyadh and Dammam suspended until 18 Oct., some Jeddah flights until the 19th
- flydubaiRiyadh, Dammam and Abha suspended until 19 Oct.
- EmiratesJeddah and Riyadh cancelled, no resumption date; Dubai → Madinah scheduled, resumption to be confirmed
- Qatar AirwaysRiyadh and Dammam suspended, no resumption date
- Air CairoRiyadh suspended until 20 Oct.
- Wizz AirMilan and Rome → Jeddah: cancellations received until February, no official announcement. You can refuse points and ask for a cash refund or another flight
- TransaviaFlights to Jeddah and Madinah from 9 Nov.
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FAQ: cancelled flights, Umrah, Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh
Is Madinah airport open?
Yes. As of the check on 17 October 2026 (5:50 a.m., Makkah time), Madinah airport (MED) is operating almost normally: 2 minutes average delay and 4 flights cancelled. Flights are arriving from Istanbul, Cairo, Algiers, Casablanca, Doha and Abu Dhabi. Still, check your flight with your airline before leaving.
Are flights to Jeddah still operating?
Yes, Jeddah airport (JED) is open and the situation is improving: 7% cancellations on the morning of 17 October, compared with 15% on the 14th. Emirates is still cancelling its flights to Jeddah, and Etihad some flights until 19 October. France formally advises against Jeddah airport, even for a layover. Confirm your flight with your airline.
Does Wizz Air fly to Jeddah?
Not reliably. Many travellers are receiving cancellations on Milan and Rome to Jeddah until February, and Wizz Air has made no official announcement. If your flight is cancelled, you do not have to accept points: you can ask for a cash refund or another flight.
When will Riyadh airport reopen?
Riyadh airport (RUH) is closed until midnight on 17 October, Saudi time. Confirmation (reopening or extension) is expected that evening; we update this status every morning. Several airlines have suspended Riyadh for longer, for example Air France-KLM until the end of October and Air Cairo until 20 October. If you have a layover in Riyadh, contact your airline.
My flight is cancelled: what are my rights?
If your flight departs from the European Union, or arrives in the European Union with a European airline, European regulation CE 261/2004 applies. You choose between a refund of your ticket (within 7 days) or re-routing to your destination, and the airline must look after you while you wait (meals, hotel if necessary). Fixed compensation (for example 400 € for a Rome-Jeddah flight, 600 € for a Milan-Jeddah flight, depending on distance) is unlikely here: an armed conflict is generally considered an extraordinary circumstance. Keep all your receipts and make your claim in writing to the airline.
For information only, updated regularly. Always check your flight status with your airline.