Middle East Crisis: 102 flights to and from Dhaka airport cancelled so far

A total of 102 flights to and from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) were cancelled in the three days following the US and Israel’s joint military attacks on Iran on February 28.

Amid the evolving security situation in the Middle East, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan closed their airspace, disrupting air connectivity across the region, authorities at the HSIA said.

According to the airport sources, 23 flights were cancelled until 11:59pm on February 28. The flights included one each of Emirates, Gulf Air and Flydubai; three of Air Arabia; six of US-Bangla Airlines; and 11 of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.

Yesterday (March 1), a further 40 flights were cancelled. These included two flights of Jazeera Airways, five of Emirates, two of Gulf Air, four of Flydubai, two of Qatar Airways, two of SalamAir, eight of Air Arabia (Sharjah), two of Kuwait Airways, four of US-Bangla Airlines and nine of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.

Today (March 2), another 39 flights were cancelled so far. These comprised four flights of Qatar Airways, five of Emirates, two of Gulf Air, four of Flydubai, two of Kuwait Airways, eight of Air Arabia (Sharjah), four of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and 10 of US-Bangla Airlines.