Dhaka : The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has agreed to help the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh in enhancing the aviation sector's capacity of Bangladesh in terms of infrastructure and skilled manpower. AAI said this in a press statement on March 15.
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New Delhi : India has extended its international travel ban till April 30. Meaning all scheduled international passenger flights remain suspended, with cargo and special travel bubble flights continuing. 
After banning all flights in late March 2020 to curb the s...

Manama : Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announced it has achieved NDC Level 4 certification from the International Air Trans-port Association (IATA).
In line with Gulf Air's digital strategy, the Level 4 certification will now empower th...

Dhaka : Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on March 26 landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh on his first international flight post lockdown in the newly inducted Boeing 777 VVIP aircraft with call sign Air India One. 
The custo...

Geneva : The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has stated its digital Covid Travel Pass will be ready 'within weeks'. The pass, in the form of a mobile app, should alleviate the severity of travel restrictions and quarantine measures while boosting trave...

Dhaka : Transport sector representatives including airways on March 23 called on the government to lower import duties on the equipment and accessories used for carriers in the upcoming budget for the fiscal year 2021-2022, referring to the troubles they had been facing foll...

Dhaka : During the Annual Staff Meeting Online of SalamAir in Muscat, Shahabuddin, Country Manager of SalamAir in Bangladesh was awarded as "Star Employee" for his performance in 2020. His initiatives led to exceeding the yield optimisation target for the airline f...

Dubai : Emirates will be showcasing the UAE's remarkable progress in its vaccination programme with a special flight on April 10, 2021 that will carry only fully vaccinated crew and passengers onboard.
The special flight EK2021 operated by Emirates' newest A38...

Dhaka : Private carrier US-Bangla Airlines added a brand-new ATR 72-600, the seventh of the airline, to its fleet on March 20. With this, the total number of aircraft in the airline's fleet rose to 14 and it still remains the largest private carrier of the country.  ...

Dhaka : The panelists in the second panel discussion of the seminar on Online Travel Agencies, organised by The Bangladesh Monitor. shed light on the possible contributions OTAs can make to usher in a new normal travel era-an era more digitised, as well as convenient and sea...