Dhaka: Adverse weather conditions in the capital today forced authorities to divert one international and three domestic flights bound for Dhaka to Shah Amanat International Airport in southeastern Chattogram, aviation authorities said. Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) officials said they diverted the international Air Arabia Flight 514, an Airbus A321 aircraft carrying passengers and cargo from Sharjah, to the southeastern port city, changing its scheduled landing in Dhaka.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the aircraft landed safely in Chattogram at 4:33 pm. An official from the civil aviation authority mentioned that, of the domestic flights, Air Astra Flight 446, operating on the Cox's Bazar-Dhaka route, was diverted and landed in Chattogram at 4:32 PM.
Two other flights that were diverted belonged to US-Bangla Airlines. These were Flight BS164 and Flight BS188, both ATR crafts, which took off from Rajshahi and Saidpur airports and were destined for HSIA in the capital. The two aircraft landed at Shah Amanat Airport at 4:47 PM and 5:15 PM, the officials said.