A total of 131 flights operated by various airlines have been cancelled from Bangladesh over the past four days due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
According to sources at the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), 109 flights had been cancelled up to Monday (2 March), with a further 22 flights listed for cancellation on Tuesday (3 March), bringing the total to 131.
The sources said the cancellations were triggered by the closure of airspace in parts of the Middle East amid the war situation. Specifically, 23 flights were cancelled on 28 February, 40 on 1 March, 46 on 2 March and 22 on 3 March.
The list of cancellations for 3 March includes four flights each operated by Qatar Airways, Emirates Airlines, Gulf Air, Flydubai, Jazeera Airways, two by Kuwait Airways.
Flight operations have now resumed on most routes, except those to Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai, the sources said.
Bd-pratidin English/ ANI
