Adversed Weather Diverts Three Flights From Chattogram Airport

Severe weather conditions caused significant disruption at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Tuesday, forcing three inbound flights to abort their landings. Heavy torrential rain and shifting wind patterns since the morning meant that two international flights and one domestic flight were unable to touch down safely, necessitating their diversion back to the capital.

The three affected services included US-Bangla Airlines flight BS-350, arriving from Abu Dhabi, and Air Arabia flight G9-526, arriving from Sharjah. Both international flights encountered adverse landing conditions over Chattogram and were safely rerouted to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. Similarly, Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG-121, which had departed from Dhaka bound for Chattogram, was forced to abandon its approach and return to its origin.

Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil, the Public Relations Officer at Shah Amanat International Airport, confirmed the logistical disruptions. He stated that heavy downpours paired with extreme wind shear had temporarily compromised regional aviation safety. Air traffic control logs indicated that wind speeds around the airport vicinity fluctuated between 80 and 90 kilometres per hour, creating dangerous conditions for arriving aircraft.

While arrivals were heavily restricted, departure operations from Chattogram managed to continue. Airport authorities verified that all scheduled outbound flights were successfully categorised and dispatched. However, the relentless weather conditions triggered widespread system delays, causing both arrival and departure schedules to lag behind by thirty minutes to an hour throughout the day.

The aviation disruptions follow a prolonged spell of severe weather across the port city. Rain that commenced on Sunday morning escalated into exceptionally heavy downpours by Monday, persisting entirely through the night and into Tuesday morning. According to data released by the Patenga Meteorological Office, a staggering 386.8 millimetres of rainfall was recorded in the 24 hours leading up to noon on Tuesday. Flight schedules are expected to regularise once atmospheric conditions and wind speeds normalise.