Private airline United Airways aircraft will fly Dhaka-Sayedpur route from the 18 August.
Civil aviation and tourism minister GM Kader earlier said that Biman Bangladesh Airlines
aircraft will fly Dhaka-Sayedpur route soon but that is yet to be implemented, private
airline starts first.
This Sayedpur Airport is expected to boost the economic activities of new Rangpur division.
Renovation work of the airport is already completed. A treaty between Bhutan and Bangladesh
is expected to be signed soon which will allow Bhutan to use this Bangladeshi Airport.
Businessmen of both the countries will be able to move between the two countries if this
airport is in operation. Moreover authority is increasing domestic flights so that Bhutanese
businessmen can go to other important cities of Bangladesh like Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna
and Rajshahi from this Sayedpur airport.
Civil aviation and tourism minister GM Kader is expected to inaugurate the renovated airport
and the flight between Dhaka and Sayedpur.