61 Flights from Dhaka to Saudi Arabia Canceled, Over 9,000 Passengers Affected

Due to the closure of Riyadh Airport in Saudi Arabia, 61 flights from Dhaka have been canceled, affecting 9,269 passengers. Among the flights canceled from last Saturday until Tuesday morning (today), 22 were direct flights and 39 were transit flights.

According to information received from sources related to flight management at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, among the direct flights, 9 belong to Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 2 to US-Bangla Airlines, 4 to Saudia Airlines, and 7 to Riyadh Air.

On the other hand, among the transit flights, 16 from IndiGo, 9 from Emirates, 5 from Qatar Airways, 5 from Flydubai, 3 from SalamAir, and 1 from EgyptAir were affected. These passengers were scheduled to travel to Riyadh via transit through various destinations. However, due to flight cancellations from their respective countries, these airlines did not carry passengers from Dhaka.