Departure Arrival

Departure Arrival

New platform for foreign airlines GSA launched

According to the forum members, 28 GSA companies are currently active in Bangladesh

1m ago

Pakistani carrier AirSial gets CAAB approval to operate direct flights

This is the second Pakistani airlines after Fly Jinnah to be greenlit for flights between the countries

1m ago

Dhaka airport still not fog-ready

Passengers are experiencing severe difficulties due to frequent flight diversions caused by low visibility amid dense fog during winter, as pilots are unable to land aircrafts in the absence of a Category 2 Instrument Landing System (ILS) at Dhaka airport.

5m ago

Biman curtails flights on five int’l routes

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has reduced flights on five international routes due to financial losses and a decline in passengers.

9m ago

A pleasant surprise at Dhaka airport

For passengers with past experience of the Dhaka airport, the prospect of flying into Bangladesh’s capital has not been a pleasant one, chiefly because of the seemingly interminable delays in getting their checked-in baggage.

10m ago

Malaysia-bound flights: Biman syndicate hiked ticket prices

The civil aviation ministry has found several Biman officials, including high-ups, fully responsible for the syndicate that artificially hiked the prices of flight tickets to Malaysia in May this year.

11m ago

Dhaka 6th riskiest city for tourists

Says Forbes Advisor report

11m ago

Cancellation of Flights: Saudi-bound migrants in a bind

Uncertainty looms over the fate of hundreds of Saudi-bound Bangladeshi migrant workers as Saudia airlines cancelled multiple flights following the countrywide internet shutdown since Thursday night.

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ACC visits Biman HQ to probe leasing 2 Boeing 777s from Egypt Air

A team of Anti-Corruption Commission today visited Biman Bangladesh Airlines headquarters as part of its investigation into the corruption allegations regarding taking lease of two Boeing 777 aircraft from Egypt Air in 2014. The lease caused a loss of around Tk 1,200 crore.

3y ago

E-gates from June 7: No more lengthy immigration process

The days of lengthy immigration formalities at Dhaka airport will soon be over as 27 electronic gates are set to become operational from June 7.

3y ago

160 return from Libya

A group of 160 Bangladeshis returned home from war-torn Libya yesterday under a voluntary repatriation programme coordinated by the government.

3y ago

Biman to use own planes for hajj flights

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to operate this year’s hajj  flights with its own aircraft, scrapping its earlier plan to ferry pilgrims in leased aircraft.

3y ago

Fly Dhaka appoints AirAsia for consultancy services

Fly Dhaka, a new startup private Bangladeshi carrier, has appointed AirAsia Consulting, a new aviation consultancy arm under AirAsia Aviation Group Limited (AAAGL), for consultancy services.

3y ago

Biman's Dhaka-Toronto flights with Manchester stopover likely from June 26

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has finally taken a decision to make a “conditional technical stopover” in Manchester for Dhaka-Toronto flights until the Russia-Ukraine war is over.

3y ago

Damage to 2 Boeing Aircraft: 5 Biman officials suspended

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended five of its officials and staff for their involvement in damaging two Boeing aircraft on April 10.

3y ago

Biman’s principal engineer, 4 others suspended over damage to 2 Boeing aircraft

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended its principal engineer and four others over the damage to two Boeing aircraft on April 10, 2022.

3y ago

Budget carrier Flynas to ferry hajj pilgrims

After 10 long years, a third airlines -- Saudi Arabian budget carrier Flynas -- has been granted permission to transport Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims to and from the kingdom.

3y ago

Salman F Rahman dismayed with passenger service at Dhaka airport

Salman F Rahman, adviser on private industry and investment to the prime minister, today expressed disappointment with the quality of passenger handling services at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka after making a sudden visit there.

3y ago