Houthi Airport Strikes Drive Saudi Residents to Road Travel Over Air
✈️ RIYADH — Journalists are driving to Dubai; Houthi strikes don't need to down a plane. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: When Reuters' Gulf chief road-trips to Dubai, elite behavioral change is visible. Saudi Arabia's hub status — central to Vision 2030 — depends on aviation confidence. Houthis achieve deterrence without downing aircraft: the threat alone reroutes people. Riyadh's damage is reputational, and that compounds faster than physical repair.
