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A total of 135 flights from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to Saudi Arabia have been cancelled following Houthi attacks on airports in Riyadh and Dammam, leaving 20,672 passengers stranded.
The cancellations began on October 10, as several airports in Saudi Arabia remained closed following the attacks. The flights were cancelled on security grounds, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB).
CAAB spokesperson Kawser Mahmud disclosed the figures to the media on Thursday evening.
According to CAAB, the cancelled flights included 62 direct flights and 73 connecting flights.
Of the direct flights, 23 were operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 10 by US-Bangla Airlines, 19 by Saudia and 10 by Riyadh Air.
The cancelled connecting flights included 28 operated by IndiGo, seven by SalamAir, one by EgyptAir, 14 by Emirates, nine by Qatar Airways, eight by flydubai and six by Air India.
Kawser Mahmud said flight cancellations would continue if the situation did not return to normal.
