A total of 89 flights have been cancelled over the past four days amid continued Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, leaving more than 14,500 passengers stranded as of Wednesday afternoon.
Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) spokesperson Kawsar Mahmud shared the information on Wednesday afternoon.
He said 39 direct flights had been cancelled, including 17 operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 10 by US-Bangla Airlines, five by Saudia and seven by Riyadh Air.
Another 50 transit flights were cancelled, including 22 operated by IndiGo, four by SalamAir, one by EgyptAir, 11 by Emirates, six by Qatar Airways and six by flydubai.
Kawser said flight cancellations would continue if the situation did not return to normal.
