Flight Operations Resume after Six Hours at Dhaka Airport

Flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport resumed on Tuesday morning after six hours of disruption caused by thick fog.

A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines took off from Shahjalal airport at 9:40am for Kuala Lumpur, said airport sources.

Beni Madhab Biswas, deputy director of Dhaka airport said, flights on domestic routes remained suspended since 3:30am. 

Earlier in the morning, four international flights were diverted to Kolkata.

Dense fog often disrupts operations at the country’s airports during winter.