Airlines Cancel Flights Into Dhaka International After Civil Unrest

Anti-government protestors storm Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace in Dhaka.

Credit: Parvez Ahmad Rony/AFP/Getty
SINGAPORE—Airlines from India, Malaysia and Singapore are among those that have canceled flights into the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka after weeks of civil unrest led to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation. Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) closed for 6 hr. on Aug. 5 at 5:30...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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