达美航空首席执行官埃德·巴斯蒂安表示，在也门胡塞武装声称对沙特发动袭击并导致局势升级后，公司正在权衡是否按计划开通亚特兰大至沙特阿拉伯利雅得的航线。该航线原定于10月23日开通。
沙特民航局称，利雅得哈立德国王国际机场发生的袭击事件已造成三人死亡。
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said his carrier is weighing whether to go ahead with debuting a flight between Atlanta and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after attacks claimed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have escalated there. The flights between Riyadh and Delta's biggest hub are scheduled to begin on Oct. 23. Three people were killed in attacks at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport as the Houthis stepped up strikes in the country, Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority said.
巴斯蒂安在接受CNBC采访时表示，公司对本周的消息感到失望，并强调“安全性将决定最终决策”，公司将很快告知客户决定。
"Obviously, we were disappointed to see the news this week," Bastian told CNBC in an interview. "Safety is is going to make the call." He said that the airline will let customers know of its decision soon.
德国汉莎航空发言人则向CNBC表示，已暂停飞往沙特阿拉伯的航班至少至10月16日。
German airline Lufthansa said it was pausing flights into Saudi Arabia through at least Oct. 16, a spokesman told CNBC.
达美航空原计划从10月23日至30日每日运营该航线，随后改为每周三班。
Delta is planning to operate the Atlanta-Riyadh flight daily from Oct. 23 to Oct. 30 before moving to three-times-a-week service.
该航线若开通，将成为首条由美国航空公司运营的往返美国与利雅得的直飞航线。
When it announced the route earlier this year, Delta said it would be the first nonstop service between the U.S. and Riyadh operated by a U.S. airline.