Six Dhaka-bound flights diverted to Sylhet, Kolkata

Six international flights were diverted to Sylhet and Kolkata airports on Monday morning due to dense fog at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

Six international flights were diverted to Sylhet and Kolkata airports on Monday morning due to dense fog at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

Of the six flights, Jazeera Airways was arriving from Kuwait, Salam Air from Muscat, two US-Bangla Airlines from Dubai, Qatar Airways from Doha, and a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur, sources said.

Once visibility improved, the diverted flights began returning to Dhaka, the sources added.

"The Biman flight, which was diverted to Sylhet airport around 4:20am, returned to Dhaka at about 10:00am," Bushra Islam, general manager (public relations) of Biman, said.