A total of 26 more flights were cancelled at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday due to the ongoing security situation in the Middle East, bringing the total number of cancellations to 557 over the past 18 days.
Kawsar Mahmud, an official of the Public Relations Department of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), confirmed the matter.
He said several Middle Eastern countries—including Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan—closed their airspace on February 28 due to security concerns.
“As a result, flights from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport have been cancelled one after another,” he added.
According to CAAB, a total of 557 flights have been cancelled since February 28, including 26 on Tuesday.
