A total of 103 flights between Dhaka and Saudi Arabia have been cancelled over the past five days due to security concerns, affecting 15,779 passengers.
Kawsar Mahmud, assistant director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh’s (CAAB) public relations department, disclosed the information on Thursday afternoon.
Of the cancelled flights, 42 were direct services, including 17 operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 10 by US-Bangla Airlines, eight by Saudia and seven by Riyadh Air.
Another 61 transit flights were cancelled. These included 22 operated by IndiGo, 14 by Emirates, eight by Qatar Airways, seven by SalamAir, six by flydubai, three by Air India and one by EgyptAir.
The CAAB said the disruption would continue until the situation returns to normal.
