The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh reports 59 disrupted direct flights and 67 transit flights, as airlines continue to adjust services amid operational restrictions at Saudi airports.
Passengers with luggage wait outside Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka after flights were cancelled following the closure of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 11 October 2026.
Photo: Rajib Dhar/File
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Passengers with luggage wait outside Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka after flights were cancelled following the closure of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 11 October 2026.
Photo: Rajib Dhar/File
Operational restrictions at Saudi Arabian airports have disrupted 126 direct and transit flights from Dhaka, affecting 19,377 passengers so far, according to the latest data from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh’s ASM Flight Management today (19 October).
Of the affected flights, 59 were direct services and 67 were transit flights.
Among direct flights, Saudia Airlines recorded the highest number of disruptions, with 19 flights affected. Biman Bangladesh Airlines had 20 flights affected, while US-Bangla Airlines and Riyadh Air each recorded 10.
Among transit flights, IndiGo recorded the highest number of disruptions, with 24 flights affected, followed by Emirates with 14, Qatar Airways with nine, SalamAir with seven, Air India with six, flydubai with six and EgyptAir with one.
Passengers requiring urgent travel have been advised to use Jeddah and Madinah airports as alternatives.
The disruptions follow a series of attacks on Saudi airports in early October, which led to operational restrictions and affected both direct services and connecting journeys through the country.
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