391 flights have been cancelled over the past 12 days
24 Flights Cancelled at Dhaka Airport Amid Middle East Security Concerns
A total of 24 flights were cancelled on Wednesday, 11 March, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport due to security risks arising from the ongoing war situation in the Middle East.
The cancelled flights include two operated by Kuwait Airways, four by Air Arabia (Sharjah, UAE), two by Gulf Air (Bahrain), four by Qatar Airways (Qatar), four by Emirates (UAE), four by Jazeera Airways (Kuwait), and four by flydubai (UAE).
In total, 391 flights have been cancelled over the past 12 days.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, and Jordan temporarily closed their airspace starting from 28 February. As a result, 23 flights from Dhaka were cancelled on 28 February, followed by 40 flights on 1 March, 46 flights on 2 March, 39 flights on 3 March, 28 flights on 4 March, 36 flights on 5 March, 34 flights on 6 March, 28 flights on 7 March, 28 flights on 8 March, 33 flights on 9 March, and 32 flights on 10 March.
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