Disruptions have affected 62 direct and 73 transit flights operated by 11 airlines, according to the latest Caab data.
Travellers wearing protective face masks walk at Riyadh International Airport, after Saudi Arabia reopened domestic flights, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
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Travellers wearing protective face masks walk at Riyadh International Airport, after Saudi Arabia reopened domestic flights, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
Operational restrictions at Saudi Arabian airports have disrupted 135 direct and transit flights, affecting 20,672 passengers so far, according to the latest data from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh’s (Caab) ASM Flight Management.
Of the affected flights, 62 were direct services and 73 were transit flights operated by 11 airlines.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines recorded the highest number of disruptions among direct services, with 23 flights affected.
Saudia Airlines reported 19 disrupted flights, while US-Bangla Airlines and Riyadh Airways each had 10.
Among transit services, IndiGo recorded the highest number of disruptions, with 28 flights affected. Emirates followed with 14, Qatar Airways with nine, flydubai with eight, SalamAir with seven, Air India with six and EgyptAir with one.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has extended the indefinite suspension of its Riyadh-bound flights, citing passenger safety following a series of attacks on Saudi airports in early October.
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