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Unvaccinated passengers from 16 countries to complete institutional quarantine in BD Unvaccinated passengers from 16 countries to complete institutional quarantine in BD

Dhaka : Passengers without full doses of vaccine from Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Iraq, Ireland, Kaza-khstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Nami-bia, Netherlands, Panama, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia and the UK, shall have to complete a mandatory 14 days institutional qua...

01 September, 2021
No date set yet for direct flights between Kuwait, Bangladesh No date set yet for direct flights between Kuwait, Bangladesh

Kuwait : Kuwait's Directorate General of the Civil Aviation has denied setting a date for resuming direct commercial flights to Bangladesh, in a press release on August 24. 
Director of the DGCA's Air Transport Department Abdullah Al-Rajhi said in a state...

01 September, 2021
British Airways' A380s could return to skies British Airways' A380s could return to skies

London : Lufthansa Technik announced that its Manila engineering base will continue to support British Airways' fleet of 12 A380s. The contract has been extended for a minimum of five years and will see BA's A380s being flown to the Philippines for maintenance.
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16 August, 2021
Lufthansa stem losses with transatlantic demand, cargo Lufthansa stem losses with transatlantic demand, cargo

Berlin : Lufthansa group's airlines continued to burn cash during the second quarter of the year, yet they believe a recovery, fueled first by transatlantic demand, is growing and will be solidly underway by the end of 2021.
The group's network carriers, which...

16 August, 2021
London Heathrow to charge for passenger drop off from October London Heathrow to charge for passenger drop off from October

London : London Heathrow Airport will be charging vehicles GBP 5 per visit for dropping off passengers at the terminal forecourts. The GBP 5 charge will apply to designated drop off zones located outside the airport terminals.
Heathrow also said the charge to be appli...

01 August, 2021
Cathay Pacific introduces premium economy for Dubai flights Cathay Pacific introduces premium economy for Dubai flights

Hong Kong : Cathay Pacific is launching premium economy seats on its new A350-900 flights to Dubai. 
The Hong Kong-based airline resumed twice-weekly flights to the UAE hub in May using Airbus A330-300 aircraft. And from August 6, Cathay Pacific is upgrading the ...

01 August, 2021
Bangkok Airports to serve as Covid-19 field hospitals Bangkok Airports to serve as Covid-19 field hospitals

Bangkok : Thailand Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said  that the arrangement for another 7,000 beds is being made due to the current coronavirus situation in the form of Covid-19 field hospitals, as a large number of patients are waiting for treatment. 
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01 August, 2021
Doha becomes busiest airport in Middle East Doha becomes busiest airport in Middle East

Doha : In the battle to be the pre-eminent travel hub in the Middle East, the latest research from ForwardKeys has revealed that Doha seized and consolidated a lead over Dubai in the first half of 2021.
In the period January 1 - June 30, the volume of air tickets issu...

01 August, 2021
Cargo chaos : HSIA's construction work causing congestion, rate hikes Cargo chaos : HSIA's construction work causing congestion, rate hikes

Dhaka: Airfreight shippers in Bangladesh are facing severe congestion and rate hikes due to a modal shift from sea freight, rising volumes, and construction work at Dhaka Airport.

Local forwarders claimed hundreds of trucks were queueing ...

15 July, 2021
Dubai Int’l Airport Terminal 1 reopens after over one year Dubai Int’l Airport Terminal 1 reopens after over one year

Dubai: Dubai International Airport's Terminal 1 and Concourse D resumed operations from June 24 after 15 months of suspension following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, welcoming flynas flight XY201 from the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh.

They were closed on March 25, 2020, as...

01 July, 2021