38 Middle East-bound flights cancelled today

38 Middle East-bound flights cancelled today

Airspace across several Middle Eastern countries remains closed following Iran's retaliatory strikes in response to US-Israeli aggression. The ongoing tensions have affected Bangladesh as well. A total of 38 Middle East-bound flights have been cancelled until Tuesday afternoon, March 3.

The Civil Aviation Authority confirmed the matter in a statement. The cancelled flights from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport include those bound for Sharjah, Riyadh, Bahrain, Dubai and Doha.

The list of affected flights includes four each from Qatar Airways, Emirates, Gulf Air (Bahrain), Fly Dubai, and Jazeera Airways (Kuwait); two from Kuwait Airways; twelve from Air Arabia; and four from US-Bangla Airlines.

Flights on routes other than Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai have resumed operations. Passengers remain anxious and concerned over the flight cancellations.

Meanwhile, a total of 35 international flights have been cancelled at Chattogram's Shah Amanat International Airport until Tuesday morning, including a 7:00 am flight.

Earlier, 23 flights were cancelled on Saturday, 40 on Sunday, and 46 on Monday. A total of 147 flights have now been cancelled so far.