HAAB, ministry trade blame over ‘mismanagement’
Ethiopian Airlines and Air China are set to start flight operations to and from Dhaka next month while FitsAir, Sri Lanka’s low-cost airline, has already started direct flights since Friday.
The amount of foreign airlines’ money stuck in Bangladesh has increased to $323 million from $214 million in less than a year, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Most political parties are either boycotting or did not field candidates for the upazila elections set to begin in phases from May 8.
As per the new formula, the price of jet fuel will be calculated each month by adding the average rate quoted by the Platts Asia Pacific/Arab Gulf (APAG) Marketscan for the preceding month with other expenses.
Several thousand Bangladeshi passengers remained stranded at the Dubai and Dhaka airports for the last two days as flights to and from Dubai got delayed or cancelled due to unprecedented flooding in the Middle East country
Aviation Dhaka Consortium (ADC), contractor of the terminal, failed to complete the works within the contract deadline, which ended yesterday, said a top official of the project.
Ahead of the extended holidays on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and Pahela Baishakh on April 10-14, the demand for air tickets is soaring.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to resume its flight on the Dhaka-Rome-Dhaka route from tomorrow.
A new private airline, Fly Dhaka, is set to be launched by November this year.
Airfare to Saudi Arabia has shot up by more than 50 percent, making Umrah during Ramadan unaffordable for many.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has formed a techno-financial committee to evaluate the opportunity to purchase 10 aircraft from Airbus, following a proposal from the European manufacturing giant.
The national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines is facing problems regarding resuming its Dhaka-Rome-Dhaka flight due to the US sanctions on Iran.
'The US is not allowing Bangladesh to make overflying charge payments to Iran on the grounds of sanctions,' says Bimal official
It was all but confirmed. Just like two partners staying separated and waiting for an official divorce date, the fifth split of Jatiyo Party has been on the cards since its debacle in the January 7 election.
The much anticipated third terminal of the Dhaka airport is likely to be fully ready for use in October, enhancing the passenger and cargo handling capacity.
The feud within the Jatiyo Party, the main opposition in parliament, has reached new heights as the party’s chief patron Raushan Ershad yesterday announced the party’s council will be held on March 9.