Domestic flight operations resume

UNB

Domestic flights operation resumed on Monday on Dhaka- Chattogram, Dhaka- Sylhet and Dhaka-Syedpur routes on a limited scale after more than two months of suspension amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Civil aviation and tourism ministry senior secretary Mohibul Haque told UNB that as the number passengers was less than usual some flights have been canceled. These flights will be operated when there will be enough passengers, he added.

He said all measures have been taken at the airports to ensure health safety of passengers of domestic flights.

US Bangla Airlines GM (PR) Kamrul Islam told UNB that from today there willoperate six flights on Dhaka-Chattogram route, one on Dhaka-Sylhet route and three on Dhaka-Saidpur route.

"We are transporting maximum of 65 percent passengers as per the instructions of CAAB,” he added.

AKM Mahfuzul Alam, senior manager (marketing and sales) of Novoair said that they will operate total 14 flights on these routes.

The ongoing ban on flight operations on international routes will continue till 15 June to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, according to CAAB sources.