A total of 10 flights from Dhaka to Riyadh were cancelled as of around 11am on Monday after Saudi Arabia’s King Fahad International Airport suspended flight operations following a missile attack.
Kawser Mahmud, assistant director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), confirmed the cancellations.
The affected flights were operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Saudia, Riyadh Air and US-Bangla Airlines.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines suspended two flights, US-Bangla Airlines two, Riyadh Air three and Saudia three.
More than 3,000 passengers were stranded in Dhaka due to the disruption.
