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FOG-FLIGHT-SUSPENSION
Flight operations suspended for 7.5 hours due to dense fog
DHAKA, Jan 5, 2018 (BSS) – All flight operations were suspended at Hazrat
Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital for seven and half
hours today due to heavy fog.
“We’re forced to suspended flight operations due to dense fog from 2:45 am
to 10:11 am,” Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) spokesperson AKM
Rezaul Karim told BSS.
During the period, he said, two Air Arabia flights from Sharja and one
Bangladesh Biman international flights were diverted to Kolkata while one
Bangladesh Biman flight from Dubai and one US Bangla Airlines flights from
Kuala Lampur were diverted to Chittagong.
Besides, another US-Bangla flight from Kuala Lumpur was diverted to
Mandalay of Myanmar due to the suspension.
Karim said the domestic flight operation was resumed at 10:11 am while
international flights at 10:35 am.
Due to the flight operation suspension, one Biman Bangladesh flight to
Kolkata and one Regent Airways flight to Bangkok were delayed.
Apart from international flights, 10 early morning domestic flights – 4 of
Novoair, 3 of US Bangla Airlines, 2 of Bangladesh Biman and one of Regent
Airways were delayed due to fog.
As per the weather forecast, moderate to thick fog may occur over the
country in the next few days.
BSS/TA/RY/13:20 hrs