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Saudi airport restrictions disrupt 114 flights involving Dhaka
Restrictions at Saudi Arabian airports have disrupted 114 direct and connecting flights involving Dhaka and affected 17,701 passengers, according to figures from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh published on Saturday. The authority’s flight-management data divide
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From 18 October 2026 — Daily Brief
Restrictions at Saudi Arabian airports have disrupted 114 direct and connecting flights involving Dhaka and affected 17,701 passengers, according to figures from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh published on Saturday.
The authority’s flight-management data divide the affected services into 50 direct flights and 64 connecting flights. These are cumulative figures for the disruption, not the number cancelled on 17 October alone.
Among direct services, Biman Bangladesh Airlines accounted for 18 affected flights, Saudia for 12, and US-Bangla Airlines and Riyadh Air for 10 each. IndiGo and Emirates had the largest numbers of affected connecting services, at 22 and 14 respectively.
The disruption followed attacks on Saudi airports earlier in October and subsequent restrictions on operations. Airlines have changed suspension periods as the situation developed.
The cumulative passenger total does not show how many travellers have since been rebooked or completed their journeys. Route-specific operating notices remain separate from this overall tally; the figures do not establish that a particular flight will depart as scheduled.