Flights for 22,241 passengers from Bangladesh cancelled

Bangla Press Desk: An incident at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has led to the cancellation of flights for 22,241 passengers. A total of 146 flights—comprising both direct and transit services—have been suspended.

This information was provided on Tuesday afternoon (October 25) by Squadron Leader Md. Sakib, from the Airspace Management and Flight Operations (ASM Flight Management) division.

Sakib stated that the suspension of airport operations in Saudi Arabia resulted in the cancellation of 146 direct and transit flights, affecting 22,241 passengers.

He noted, "Among the direct flights, 29 operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 10 by US-Bangla Airlines, 19 by Saudia, and 11 by Riyadh Air have been cancelled."

Additionally, several transit flights have been cancelled, including 30 by IndiGo, 7 by SalamAir, 1 by EgyptAir, 14 by Emirates, 9 by Qatar Airways, 8 by flydubai, and 8 by Air India.

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