Biman Bangladesh Airlines today, Saturday, said it has temporarily suspended all its Middle Eastern flights due to the ongoing attacks in several Gulf countries. “All Middle Eastern flights have been halted due to the ongoing attacks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain,” Bushra Islam, general manager (public relations) of Biman Bangladesh […]
The report said Tk 38,656,100,000 (Tk 3 thousand 865 crore 61 lakh) in surcharge and other duties (VAT and taxes) outstanding to the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh for 2022-23 was not shown as Biman's liability. . The huge amount of outstanding loans is not shown as a liability in the financial statements. Since the […]
According to the circular, Bangladeshi airlines outside the country have been setting airfares in the currencies of those countries, so airfares in Bangladesh should also be in taka. The move was taken with the concurrence of the Finance Ministry, subsequently subject to approval from the concerned authorities.
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has approved Bangladeshi airlines and shipping companies to open foreign currency accounts, UNB reports. These shipping and airline companies are expanding their services abroad and earning foreign exchange. The central bank said in an announcement on Tuesday that companies can meet essential expenses from these accounts.
challenges of merger Analysts say Wilson’s staggering turnaround plans will be severely tested as Air India executes the twin mergers. Airline mergers in India have had little success, with Air India still reeling from the ill-fated integration of Indian Airlines in 2007. The takeover of Sahara by Jet Airways and the merger of Kingfisher with […]
India on Tuesday downplayed foreign airline hopes for greater access to its airports, with its aviation minister urging domestic carriers to help them fly long distances and set up new hubs as it faces competition from foreign rivals to reach Indian destinations. Wants to gain control over the journey. Jyotiraditya Scindia told Reuters it is […]
Officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines have claimed that they have fixed the lowest airfare and hence it is not possible to reduce it further. He came up with the decision at a press conference on Sunday at the national flag carrier’s headquarters. At the briefing, the airlines’ managing director Shafiul Azeem said, “The lowest airfare […]
The country’s newest private airline Air Astra has decided to operate flights on the Dhaka-Sylhet-Dhaka route, a popular destination in northeast Bangladesh, from February 23. Initially the airliner will operate two daily flights on this new route, BSS reported citing an airliner press release. Earlier, on November 24, 2022, the carrier had started its first […]
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he has been in contact with the FAA. “I have been in contact with the FAA this morning regarding an outage affecting a critical system for providing safety information to pilots,” he tweeted. “The FAA is working to resolve this issue swiftly and safely so that air traffic can resume […]