Flight cancellations between Dhaka and Riyadh have continued amid security concerns in Saudi Arabia, with 159 flights cancelled since October 10, affecting 22,721 passengers.
Kawser Mahmud, assistant director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh’s (CAAB) public relations department, confirmed the figures on Friday night.
Of the cancelled flights, 82 were direct services. These included 37 operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 10 by US-Bangla Airlines, 20 by Saudia and 15 by Riyadh Air.
Another 77 were transit flights, including 30 operated by IndiGo, seven by SalamAir, one by EgyptAir, 14 by Emirates, nine by Qatar Airways, eight by flydubai and eight by Air India.
The CAAB official said flight cancellations would continue until the security situation improves.