Dhaka, March 3 -- A total of 38 flights were cancelled at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Tuesday due to ongoing airspace closures in several Middle Eastern countries amid heightened security concerns.

The cancelled flights on Tuesday included four by Qatar Airways, four by Emirates, four by Gulf Air (Bahrain), four by Flydubai, two by Kuwait Airways, four by Jazeera Airways (Kuwait), four by US-Bangla Airlines and 12 by Air Arabia, according to airport sources, reports BSS.

Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan temporarily shut their airspace from the afternoon of February 28, directly affecting flight operations in Dhaka.

Due to the airspace restrictions amid the war situation,...