International flight operations at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram have been disrupted by the ongoing war in the Middle East, with dozens of flights cancelled over the past several days.
The airport authorities said six more international flights were cancelled on Monday due to the continued closure of several key airfields in the region.
According to officials, flight operations to major Middle Eastern destinations including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Doha have been disrupted since 28 February as airports and airspace in parts of the region remain restricted.
Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil, an engineer in the airport’s public relations department, said that a total of 91 international flights have been cancelled at the airport so far due to the Middle East conflict, including six flights on Monday.
The flights include three arrivals and one departure operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines from Middle Eastern destinations. In addition, one arrival and one departure flight operated by Air Arabia were also cancelled.
He expressed hope that flight operations will gradually return to normal once the situation stabilises.
Despite the disruptions, some services continued to operate. On the same day, four arrival and three departure flights of various airlines from the Middle East operated normally.
Airport sources said the situation has begun to improve slightly. Meanwhile, flights operated by Air Arabia and US-Bangla Airlines from Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi to Chattogram have started to partially resume.
