Strong winds delay Cox’s Bazar flight landing by 2 hours

Strong winds at Cox’s Bazar Airport have forced a plane to delay landing by two hours after it stationed in Chattogram for a while.

Airport Manager Golam Mortoza Hossain on Monday said the Biman Bangladesh Airlines jet, which took off from Dhaka, safely touched down at Cox’s Bazar at 6:20pm after the weather improved.

“…the winds were blowing stronger than usual [when the flight was scheduled to land]. After trying for some time, the pilot decided against landing to avoid the risk of a crash as the weather did not get better,” Mortoza said.

“The flight then landed at Chattogram’s Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport.”

The strong winds are a result of a low on the Bay of Bengal that turned into the Cyclone Asani.