A total of 20 flights were cancelled at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday, due to the security situation in the Middle East.
Since February 28, a total of 268 flights have been cancelled.
Kawser Mahmud, an official from Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ public relations department, provided the information.
He said that on February 28, several Middle Eastern countries — including Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, and Jordan — closed their airspace due to the security situation. As a result, flights from Shahjalal International Airport had to be effectively cancelled.
According to Biman sources, the number of flights cancelled from Shahjalal International Airport are: February 28 – 23 flights, on Sunday – 40 flights, Monday – 46 flights, Tuesday – 39 flights, Wednesday – 28 flights, Thursday – 36 flights, Friday – 34 flights, and Saturday – 20 flights. This brings the total number of cancelled flights to 268.