A total of 118 flights at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka were canceled over the past 7 days due to restrictions on flight operations at Riyadh and Dammam airports in Saudi Arabia, affecting 18,362 passengers.
According to information sent by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) on Sunday, October 18, 52 of the canceled flights were direct flights and 66 were transit flights.
Of the canceled direct flights, 19 were operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 10 by US-Bangla Airlines, 13 by Saudia Airlines and 10 by Riyadh Air.
Meanwhile, the canceled transit flights included 23 operated by IndiGo, 7 by SalamAir, 1 by EgyptAir, 14 by Emirates Airlines, 9 by Qatar Airways, 6 by flydubai and 6 by Air India.