Staff Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 17 Apr 2021 04:04 PM BdST
Updated: 17 Apr 2021 04:04 PM BdST
Seven of Saturday’s 14 special flights for migrant workers stuck in Bangladesh amid the halt in air travel due to the lockdown have now been cancelled. );
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Of the seven, Biman Bangladesh Airlines cancelled five Saudi Arabia bound flights, while Fly Dubai cancelled two, citing various reasons, said AHM Towhid Ul Ahsan, director of Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. Only SalamAir operated a flight to Muscat since this morning. Our national carrier is expected to operate another flight to Jeddah in the afternoon.
Biman cancelled a Riyadh-bound flight over the delay to get landing permission from Saudi authorities. Two Dubai-bound flights and a Dammam-bound flight were cancelled due to a shortage of passengers, said the airline s spokesperson Tahera Khandaker.