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144 Dhaka-Saudi flights cancelled

Published : Sunday, 25 October, 2026 at 8:55 AM

Observer Online Report

A total of 144 flights on the Dhaka-Saudi Arabia route have been cancelled following Houthi attacks on Saudi airports, severely disrupting air travel, according to the latest data from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB).

As of Saturday night (October 24), the disruptions affected 67 direct flights and 77 transit flights, CAAB data showed.

Among the affected flights, 28 belonged to Biman Bangladesh Airlines, 19 to Saudia, 10 to US-Bangla Airlines, 10 to Riyadh Airways and 30 to IndiGo.

Flights operated by several other airlines were also disrupted. These included 14 Emirates flights, nine Qatar Airways flights, eight flydubai flights, eight Air India flights, seven SalamAir flights and one EgyptAir flight.

The disruptions have caused severe hardship for a total of 22,021 passengers.

CAAB is monitoring the situation and working to reschedule the affected flights.

-MT

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