Biman suspends all flights to Saudi Arabia for a week

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all flights to Saudi Arabia for one week from today as the Saudi government has suspended all international flights over the spread of a new variant of coronavirus.

All flights to Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam will remain suspended for one week as the Saudi Arabian government imposed a restriction, said Tahera Khandaker, deputy general manager (media) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.

All passengers will be informed about the schedule of flights later.

Biman operates 21 flights weekly to four destinations -- Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Madinah -- in Saudi Arabia.