Dhaka airport fire: Which flights have been affected so far
The fire broke out in the cargo village of gate no 8 of the airport and at least 36 firefighting units have been deployed to douse the blaze, according to the fire service.
A number of flights have been delayed or diverted due to the fire in the cargo area of Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport this afternoon (18 October).
The fire broke out in the cargo village of gate no 8 of the airport and at least 36 firefighting units have been deployed to douse the blaze, according to the fire service.
As of this afternoon, Batik Air's OD-163 flight from Dhaka to Kuala Lumpur and IndiGo's 6E-1116 flight from Dhaka to Mumbai are waiting on the taxiway.
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A US-Bangla Airlines flight from Bangkok to Dhaka has landed in Chattogram instead. An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Dhaka has landed in Kolkata.
Air Arabia's flight from Sharjah to Dhaka also landed in Chattogram. Meanwhile, a Cathay Pacific Airlines flight from Hong Kong to Dhaka is circling in the sky after failing to land.
In addition, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Saidpur to Dhaka has diverted and landed in Chattogram.
Similarly, a US-Bangla Airlines flight from Chattogram to Dhaka returned to Chattogram after takeoff.
Later on, four more international flights — two operated by US-Bangla Airlines and two by Biman Bangladesh Airlines — were diverted to Chattogram.
