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US-Bangla to fly direct flights on Sylhet-Muscat route from Nov 17 US-Bangla to fly direct flights on Sylhet-Muscat route from Nov 17

Dhaka: US-Bangla Airlines on November 11 announced to operate direct flights to Muscat from Sylhet from November 17 onwards marking the first effort by any Bangladeshi airline to operate direct flights on the said route.

The largest private carrier of Banglade...

12 November, 2020
Singapore to start air travel bubble with Hong Kong from Nov 22 Singapore to start air travel bubble with Hong Kong from Nov 22

Dhaka: Hong Kong and Singapore will start an air travel bubble that will replace quarantine with Covid-19 testing from Nov 22, officials said in separate media briefings on November 11.

There will be several flights a week on Singapore Airlines and Cathay Paci...

12 November, 2020
GoAir appoints ABC-AIR as GSA in Bangladesh GoAir appoints ABC-AIR as GSA in Bangladesh

Dhaka: Indian budget airline GoAir will start flying to Bangladesh from November 26, 2020 under the Air Bubble Agreement signed between Bangladesh and India recently. The airline has appointed ABC-Air Ltd as their General Sales Agent (GSA) – passenger for the territory...

11 November, 2020
Emirates SkyCargo redesigns Airbus A380 for charter cargo operations Emirates SkyCargo redesigns Airbus A380 for charter cargo operations

Dubai: Emirates SkyCargo, freighter division of Emirates airline has started utilising its double decker Airbus A380 aircraft on select cargo charter operations to transport urgently required cargo across its network. The first dedicated Emirates A380 ‘mini-freighter&r...

11 November, 2020
SIA turns two B777-300ERs into temporary freighters SIA turns two B777-300ERs into temporary freighters

Dhaka: Singapore Airlines has modified two of its passenger Boeing 777-300ERs to carry freight in the cabins. These “preighters” will take on the increased focus in cargo operations amid this year’s drop in traveller demand.

According to repo...

10 November, 2020
US travel ban on Muslims promised to end on first day of Biden presidency US travel ban on Muslims promised to end on first day of Biden presidency

Dhaka: On the first day of his presidency, president-elect Joe Biden intends to rescind Donald Trump’s travel bans on travellers from 13 countries, most either majority-Muslim or African nations.

“As president, I’ll work with you to rip the p...

10 November, 2020
NHTTI holds non-alcoholic beverage competition for its students NHTTI holds non-alcoholic beverage competition for its students

Dhaka: National Hospitality and Tourism Training Institute of Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation on International Chefs Day launched the country's first short-training on preparing non-alcoholic beverages. After the completion of the course, on November 7, a beverage compet...

07 November, 2020
KSA grants permit to int'l airlines to fly in Umrah pilgrims KSA grants permit to int'l airlines to fly in Umrah pilgrims

Dhaka: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has granted permits to international airlines to fly in the Umrah pilgrims.

The news has sent waves of joy across Muslim countries. The pilgrims having valid visas would be able to fly in the Kingdom for performing the ...

07 November, 2020
Singapore Airlines posts record USD 1.7b loss in Q2 Singapore Airlines posts record USD 1.7b loss in Q2

Dhaka: Singapore Airlines on November 6 reported a record net loss of USD 1.7 billion for its fiscal second quarter as the carrier continued to reel from the impact of COVID-19 on global air travel.

The airline, which has shed thousands of jobs and grounded mu...

07 November, 2020
Qatar Airways resumes flights to Miami, adds frequencies to Chicago, New York Qatar Airways resumes flights to Miami, adds frequencies to Chicago, New York

Dhaka: Qatar Airways has announced to resume flights to Miami from November 14. The airline will operate two weekly flights to the US destination as well as increase frequencies to both Chicago and New York.

After maintaining operations to take over 220,000 pa...

07 November, 2020