The Biman BG-481 flight took off from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka at 2pm but landed back at the airport instead of its destination due to low engine pressure.
While foggy weather is disrupting flight schedules at the Dhaka airport, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh on January 10 shut down the Instrument Landing System, the tech that makes it possible for planes to land when the visibility is low.
Three passenger flights and one cargo freighter bound for Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka were diverted to different airports from 4:00am to 8:00am yesterday due to dense fog.
Three passenger flights and one cargo freighter bound for the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka were diverted to different airports from 4:00am to 8:00am today due to dense fog
Flights diverted due to dense fog: Thirteen international flights bound for the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka were diverted to different airports including Kolkata and Hyderabad between 2:00am and 9:00am due to dense fog.