Caab said further updates on decisions and flight schedules would be provided in due course.
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 153 direct and transit flights, affecting 22,636 passengers so far, according to the latest data from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh’s (Caab) ASM Flight Management.
Of the affected flights, 76 were direct services and 77 were transit flights, according to an update shared by Squadron Leader Sakib of ASM Flight Management.
Among direct flights, Biman Bangladesh Airlines recorded the highest number of disruptions, with 33 flights affected. Saudia Airlines had 20 flights affected, while Riyadh Airways had 13 and US-Bangla Airlines had 10.
Among transit flights, IndiGo recorded the highest number of disruptions, with 30 flights affected, followed by Emirates with 14, Qatar Airways with nine, Air India and flydubai with eight each, SalamAir with seven and EgyptAir with one.
Caab said further updates on decisions and flight schedules would be provided in due course.
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