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So far 20,672 passengers have been inconvenienced by operational restrictions at Saudi Arabia’s airports. A total of 135 flights of various airlines have been affected, 62 of them direct and 73 transit flights.
Squadron Leader Saqib of the flight management division of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) gave this information. According to his figures, the direct flights affected include 23 of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 19 of Saudia, 10 of US-Bangla Airlines and 10 of Riyadh Air.
IndiGo tops the list of transit flights with 28. It is followed by 14 Emirates flights, nine of Qatar Airways, eight of flydubai, seven of SalamAir, six of Air India and one of EgyptAir.
With flights disrupted by the airport restrictions, passengers’ travel schedules are changing. Passengers are therefore being advised to contact the airline concerned before travelling to confirm the latest flight schedule.
Background
This run of flight disruptions following the attacks on Saudi airports has continued since mid-October; a Dhaka Times report of 15 October blamed the Houthis for the attacks.
By the numbers
According to CAAB Assistant Director (Public Relations) Muhammad Kawsar Mahmud, 103 Saudi-bound flights from Dhaka had been cancelled and 15,779 passengers inconvenienced as of 2pm on 15 October, Dhaka Times reported that day.
Background source: Dhaka Times, 15 October 2026
