A total of 118 Saudi Arabia-bound flights have been cancelled following the suspension of operations on several routes, leaving 18,362 passengers stranded in Dhaka, many of them Bangladeshi expatriates working in Saudi Arabia.
The cancellations include 52 direct flights and 66 connecting flights, following a Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on 10 October that prompted Saudi authorities to suspend operations at Riyadh and Dammam airports.
Among airlines operating direct services, Biman Bangladesh Airlines has cancelled 19 flights, followed by Saudia with 13, US-Bangla Airlines with 10 and Riyadh Airways with 10.
IndiGo recorded the highest number of connecting flight cancellations at 23, followed by Emirates with 14 and Qatar Airways with nine.
SalamAir cancelled seven flights, while flydubai and Air India cancelled six each. EgyptAir cancelled one flight.
