Adverse weather disrupts flights at Ctg airport

Several domestic and international flights at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram were cancelled, delayed, or diverted today (26 May) due to adverse weather conditions, airport authorities said.

According to a press release issued by the airport’s Public Relations Officer Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Madinah to Chattogram was diverted to Dhaka at 9:40am due to bad weather.

The flight, BG138, later returned to Chattogram at 2:01pm before departing for Dhaka as a domestic flight at 3:20pm.

Meanwhile, US-Bangla Airlines flight BS-342 operating on the Dubai-Chattogram-Dhaka route departed for Dhaka at 3:09pm after a delay of around four and a half hours.

Another US-Bangla flight, BS-105 on the Dhaka-Chattogram-Dhaka route, was cancelled. 

A Flydubai flight from Chattogram to Dubai also experienced delays. Flight FDB-564 left the airport at 12:16pm, around three hours behind schedule.