Power supply to Jeddah airport suspended

"We stopped passengers entering due to the risks posed by a return to manual operations and the ease with which contraband materials could pass without inspection and reach the aircraft," the sources said. "This led to a backlog in passengers at departure and arrival halls, and prevented monitoring persons boarding or arriving on international flights."

The outage occurred at 10am and delayed flights to London, Damascus, Amman, Doha, Kuwait and Casablanca, and flights to Madina and Riyadh.