Md Farid Akand came to the Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday night to catch his United Airways flight to Oman.
Published : 25 Sep 2014, 07:54 PM
But he was informed at the airport that United would not fly.
Akand is one of the hundreds of passengers facing uncertainty over their travel plans after the private airline decided to cancel all its flights from Thursday due to a 'financial crunch'.
The airline announced its grounding plan on Wednesday, a day after its managing director had resigned.
The decision affected passengers both at home and abroad who had planned to fly with United.
The scene was chaotic at the Shahjalal Airport with many sitting helplessly, not knowing what to do.
"I didn't find any United officials," an irate Akand said. "Many like me waited at the terminal the whole night in vain."
In case of flight cancellations, an airline refunds tickets but nothing has been done so far.
Launched in 2007, the private airline flew on several domestic and a few international routes, particularly to the Middle East, Bangladesh's largest labour market.
Passengers with tickets for the Middle East are mostly workers, who can barely afford another ticket on a short notice.