A total of 186 flights from Dhaka to Riyadh have been cancelled since October 10 due to the security situation, affecting 23,161 passengers, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has said.
CAAB Assistant Director (Public Relations) Kawsar Mahmud disclosed the information on Sunday.
Of the cancelled flights, 109 were direct flights, including 55 operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 10 by US-Bangla Airlines, 21 by Saudia and 23 by Riyadh Air.
The remaining 77 were connecting flights. These included 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.
Kawsar said flight cancellations would continue if the security situation did not return to normal.
