134 flights operating on direct and transit routes with Bangladesh have been disrupted due to flight restrictions at Saudi Arabian airports. Some of these flights have been canceled and some postponed. As a result, 20 thousand 254 passengers of these flights suffered. Of these, 61 are direct and 73 are transit flights.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CABA) has given this information through a press release on Wednesday afternoon. According to Babychuck, direct flights include 22 flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 10 flights of US-Bangla Airlines, 19 flights of Saudia Airlines and 10 flights of Riyadh Air.
On the other hand, there are 28 flights of IndiGo, 14 flights of Emirates, 9 flights of Qatar Airways, 8 flights of Flydubai, 7 flights of Salam Air, 6 flights of Air India and 1 flight of Egypt Air.
Flights to Riyadh have been suspended due to Houthi attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, as the situation has improved, Biman Bangladesh Airlines is launching Riyadh-bound flights on October 25 and Dammam-bound flights tomorrow Thursday.
