Flight operations at Saidpur Airport in Nilphamari resumed after around 14 hours of suspension due to the lack of light on the runway.

The flight operation resumed at 8:35am.

Passengers of three local flights returned to their respective homes while distant passengers were kept at different residential hotels as the authorities cancelled those flights on Sunday night.

As the flight operations remained suspended since 7pm on Sunday, more than 200 passengers were stuck at the airport, according to the airport sources.

The cancelled three flights are NOVOAIR, US-Bangla and Air Estra airlines.

Suplob Kumar Ghosh, manager of the airport, confirmed the matter.

He said development work got underway on the airport's runway, adding the power cable at the runway might have been snapped, causing the power disruption. 

A special team from Dhaka is on the way to Saidpur to help the technical officials identify and solve the problem, the official added. 

BDST: 1258 HRS, MAY 13, 2024
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