Dhaka, Jan 02 (V7N) – Due to dense fog, visibility around Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport remained severely limited from Thursday night to Friday morning, forcing nine international flights to divert after failing to land in Dhaka.

The flights were unable to see the runway clearly and were diverted to Chattogram, Kolkata and Bangkok, airport authorities confirmed.

Group Captain SM Ragib Samad, Executive Director of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, shared the information with the media on Friday afternoon.

He said that four flights landed at Chattogram Airport, four were diverted to Kolkata, and one flight landed in Bangkok due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.

“The fog reduced runway visibility significantly from late Thursday night until early Friday morning, making it unsafe for aircraft to land at Shahjalal Airport,” he said.

According to the airport authority, normal flight operations resumed after 9:00 am on Friday as weather conditions improved. The diverted flights have since started returning to Dhaka, he added.

Dense winter fog has been affecting air, road and river transport across the country over the past few days, causing delays and disruptions in normal communication.

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