Biman Bangladesh Airlines restarted flight operation to Pakistan after 14 years
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Bangladesh Airlines has received approval from the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
to expand its direct operations to Pakistan by adding a third weekly flight on
the Dhaka–Karachi route.
The Bangladeshi flag carrier currently operates
two weekly flights between Dhaka and Karachi using Boeing 737 aircraft,
according to flight-tracking data.
Officials said the additional frequency will be
introduced after the airline evaluates passenger volumes, market demand and other
commercial factors.
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Bangladesh resumes direct Dhaka–Karachi flights after 14 years
The approval follows the recent resumption of
direct air travel between Pakistan and Bangladesh after a suspension lasting
more than a decade. On January 29, Biman operated its first direct flight from
Dhaka to Karachi in 14 years, restoring the long-discontinued route.
The inaugural flight, BG341, departed Hazrat
Shahjalal International Airport at 8:15pm local time and landed at Karachi’s
Jinnah International Airport at 11:03pm, where it was welcomed with a
traditional water cannon salute.
Officials in Karachi termed the resumption of
direct flights a significant step toward improving connectivity and
strengthening people-to-people ties between the two countries.
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In Dhaka, the departure of the inaugural
flight was marked as a milestone, attended by senior officials including
Bangladesh’s civil aviation and tourism adviser Sheikh Bashiruddin and
Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Imran Haider.
Source: 24
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