Dhaka: As the airline industry continues to struggle amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Delta Air Lines, on October 13, posted a USD 5.4 billion loss in the third quarter after spending billions on buyouts for employees and restructuring its fleet.

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Dhaka: British Airways began flights on the Heathrow – Lahore route on October 12, its second destination in Pakistan after Islamabad.

The airline operates four-weekly on the 6,328-kilometre route using 214-seat B787-8s.

Dhaka: Hotels, attractions and tour agencies in Malaysia have been hit by a wave of cancellations, as the country’s major cities enter a partial lockdown once again following a recent spike in coronavirus cases.

The conditional move...

Dhaka: Private carrier US-Bangla Airlines launched one weekly flight on the Chattogram-Muscat-Chattogram route from October 14.

Speaking on the occasion, Kamrul Islam, General Manager of Public Relations, US-Bangla Airlines, said, “...

Dubai: Emirates has extended its support to the newest global movie “What is Human Trafficking by “It’s a Penalty” launched in collaboration with actor Liam Neeson. The short film is designed to educate the world about the misconceptions and the reality of human trafficking and...

Dubai: An experienced hospitality professional, Christopher Baker has been appointed as the new General Manager of Amari Dhaka. Before assumption of new office he was serving as General Manager at Crossroads, Maldives.

Christopher started...

Dhaka: Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has launched inward remittance services for EBL visa cardholders through a zoom conference on October 13. This new service will enable EBL visa cardholders to receive foreign remittances almost instantly.

Dhaka: Arunrung Phothong Humphreys, the departing Ambassador of Thailand to Bangladesh on October 7 said Thai visa processing will now be easier and quicker for Bangladeshis.

The ambassador said visa processing will only take three days a...

Dhaka: Bangladesh and India want to resume flight operations through a special "air bubble" arrangement "as soon as possible" after finalising the "technicalities". Both sides are finalising the technicalities including frequency of flights and ...

Dhaka: Qatar Airways has announced its plans to expand network to 124 destinations by 2020-end with a “reliable” schedule.

Qatar has continued to operate through the coronavirus pandemic, taking on the mantle of the world&rsqu...