Bangladesh Biman issues urgent announcement for passengers heading to the Middle East

❐ Staff Reporter

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has temporarily suspended flight operations on six routes to the Middle East due to the war situation in the Middle East.

The organization announced this information in a statement today, Wednesday, March 4th.

The notification said that all flights to Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Dubai, Doha, Kuwait and Dammam will remain suspended until further notice. Apart from the six destinations mentioned, flights to other Middle Eastern routes – Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh and Muscat – are operating as usual.

It is also said that passengers who have already booked tickets for the suspended routes can get their tickets refunded or change their travel dates free of charge without any additional charges. This facility can be availed from any Biman sales center or related travel agency in the country or abroad.

For flight-related information, passengers are asked to contact the airline’s call center at Domestic: 13636, International: +88096109 13636.

Stating that the safety of passengers is being given top priority, the state-owned airline said that the situation in the Middle East is being monitored round the clock. If necessary, updated information will be provided promptly. Biman Bangladesh Airlines expressed its regret for the temporary inconvenience.

25 flights from Bangladesh canceled today due to Middle East crisis, 173 canceled in 5 days

Flights from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka have been canceled one after another since Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan announced airspace closures due to the Middle East crisis.

Airport sources said that a total of 25 flights have been canceled today since midnight on March 4. These include 4 flights from Qatar Airways, 2 from Kuwait Airways, 2 from Jazeera Airways, 8 from Air Arabia, 5 from Emirates and 4 from US-Bangla Airlines.

Earlier, 23 flights were canceled on February 28, 40 on March 1, 46 on March 2, and 39 on March 3. In total, a total of 173 flights have been canceled so far. This sudden situation has created extreme uncertainty among passengers planning to travel to various countries in the Middle East.

There is also concern about the return of expatriates who came to the country for vacation. If they are not able to join their workplace on time, there may be complications with their jobs, the expatriates have drawn the government’s attention to this.

Meanwhile, flight schedule changes and frequent cancellations have led to overcrowding at airport terminals, with many passengers complaining that they are not receiving proper information and necessary assistance from airlines.