Dhaka:A total of 134 direct and transit flights from Bangladesh have been disrupted due to operational restrictions at Saudi Arabian airports, affecting 20,254 passengers.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the affected flights include 61 direct flights and 73 transit flights. Squadron Leader Sakib of the Security and Flight Management Wing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport provided these details.
Among the direct flights, Biman Bangladesh Airlines had 22 affected flights, while Saudia faced 19 disruptions. US-Bangla Airlines and Riyadh Air each had 10 flights affected. For transit flights, IndiGo experienced the most disruptions with 28 flights, followed by Emirates with 14. Other affected airlines include Qatar Airways with nine flights, Flydubai with eight, SalamAir with seven, Air India with six, and EgyptAir with one flight.