361 flights canceled at Hazrat Shahjalal Airport

❐ Staff Reporter

A large number of flights have been canceled from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport as Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan closed their airspace due to the ongoing security situation in the Middle East.

Airport sources said that a total of 361 flights of various airlines were canceled from February 28th to midnight on March 10th.

According to statistics, 23 flights were canceled on February 28, 40 on March 1, 46 on March 2, 39 on March 3, 28 on March 4, 36 on March 5, 34 on March 6, 28 on March 7, 28 on March 8, and 33 on March 9.

In addition, 26 more flights were canceled after midnight on March 10th.

The canceled flights include two by Kuwait Airways, four by Air Arabia, four by Gulf Air, four by Qatar Airways, four by Emirates, four by Jazeera Airways and four by Flydubai.

On the other hand, at the same time, some flights have been operated to various destinations in the Middle East and some flights are planned to be operated.

According to airport sources, a total of 283 flights were operated to various destinations in Muscat, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates on different days from February 28 to March 9.

Of these, there were 6 flights on February 28, 20 on March 1, 18 on March 2, 22 on March 3, 35 on March 4, 38 on March 5, 34 on March 6, 39 on March 7, 31 on March 8, and 40 on March 9.

In addition, there are plans to operate 47 more flights to various destinations in the Middle East on March 10. Of these, 10 are to Muscat, 20 to Saudi Arabia, and 17 to the United Arab Emirates. These flights are scheduled to operate to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah in the UAE.

In total, a total of 330 flights to the Middle East have been operated or are planned to be operated, according to relevant sources.

Airport authorities say the situation has arisen due to the closure of airspace in several countries due to the unstable security situation in the Middle East. The airlines and authorities concerned are monitoring the situation and taking necessary steps to reduce the suffering of passengers.