Number of passengers on domestic routes was low today as regular flight operations -- after a recess of 16 days due to restrictions imposed to curb Covid-19 transmission -- resumed.
Due to the urgency of Bangladeshi passengers, CAAB today decided to allow flights of Biman, US-Bangla, China Eastern, and China Southern airlines to operate passenger flights between Dhaka and Chinese destinations under special considerations.
Flight operations on all seven domestic routes in Bangladesh will resume from tomorrow on a limited scale, following a recess of 16 days.
US-Bangla Airlines is going to start flight operation on Dhaka-Guangzhou route from April 24 with special permission from Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.
The US State Department said on Monday it will boost its "Do Not Travel" guidance to about 80 percent of countries worldwide, citing "unprecedented risk to travelers" from the Covid-19 pandemic.
The ongoing suspension of international flights to and from Bangladesh has been extended for another week, following the government’s decision to extend the strict "lockdown" amid a spike in Covid-19 infections and deaths.
Hong Kong has suspended all flights connecting to India from April 20 to May 3 amid a surge of Covid-19 cases in India.
Many outgoing passengers especially those wishing to visit United Arab Emirates are facing difficulty after the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh issued a directive for such passengers to obtain BMET card or clearance. Not only this, related organisations and Probashi Kalyan Desk at the airport have been facing unexpected complexities in dealing with them. BMET’s district offices are also facing problems.
Four out of 12 special flights, scheduled for today, left the Dhaka airport as of 3:00pm today.
Saudi Arabia-bound special flights for migrant workers will be operated from tomorrow (Sunday).
