A total of 82 flights on various routes from Dhaka to Saudi Arabia have been cancelled, leaving around 13,071 passengers stranded in the capital. Up to 7:20pm on Tuesday, 10 airlines cancelled a total of 82 flights, comprising 32 direct flights and 50 transit flights.
IndiGo Airlines recorded the highest number of cancelled flights at 16, all of which were transit flights. Among the direct flights, Biman Bangladesh Airlines cancelled 10 flights, US-Bangla Airlines 10, Saudia 5, and Riyadh Airways 7.
Among the transit flights, four flights of Salam Air, one of EgyptAir, 11 of Emirates, six of Qatar Airways, and six of flydubai were cancelled, according to Civil Aviation Authority Bangladesh (CAAB).
Meanwhile, Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights from Dhaka to Riyadh until 17 October. Biman reached this decision due to the closure of operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
