Saudi restrictions disrupt 134 Bangladeshi flights, affect 20,254 passengers

A total of 134 direct and transit flights from Bangladesh have been affected by operational restrictions at airports in Saudi Arabia due to the prevailing war-like situation there, impacting 20,254 passengers.

Of the affected flights, 61 were direct flights and 73 were transit flights, said Squadron Leader Sakib of the Security and Flight Management Wing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

Among direct flights, Biman Bangladesh Airlines had 22 flights affected, followed by Saudia with 19, US-Bangla Airlines with 10 and Riyadh Air with 10.

Transit flights operated by IndiGo were the most affected, with 28 flights, followed by Emirates with 14, Qatar Airways with nine, Flydubai with eight, SalamAir with seven, Air India with six and EgyptAir with one.