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Bahrain reopens borders to travellers from 182 countries including BD Bahrain reopens borders to travellers from 182 countries including BD

Dhaka: Bahrain has reopened its borders to tourists and non-residents from 182 countries including Bangladesh following the launch of new COVID-19 testing measures.Passengers holding electronic visas and those eligible for visas on arrival – from 114 countries and 68 c...

07 September, 2020
Emirates resumes services to two Nigerian cities Emirates resumes services to two Nigerian cities

Dhaka: Emirates resumes passenger services to Lagos (September 7) and Abuja (September 9) in Nigeria. The resumption of flights to both Nigerian cities takes Emirates’ African network to 13 destinations and global network to 84 cities.

06 September, 2020

Malaysia to ban entry from BD starting Sept 7 Malaysia to ban entry from BD starting Sept 7

Dhaka: Malaysian government is going to impose an entry ban on travellers from countries recording over 150,000 cases of the coronavirus including Bangladesh effective September 7.

Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Security Minister of Malaysia ma...

05 September, 2020
Saudi approves entry of travellers from BD, 24 other countries Saudi approves entry of travellers from BD, 24 other countries

Dhaka: The Civil Aviation General Authority of Saudi Arabia has approved the entry of travellers from 25 countries including Bangladesh.

Immigrants who were stranded in those selected countries due to COVID-19 pandemic can go back to ...

05 September, 2020
Sarah Resort offering Autumn full board package in Sept Sarah Resort offering Autumn full board package in Sept

Dhaka: Sarah Resort in Gazipur has announced their Autumn full board package for its guests valid till September 30.

The package is priced at BDT 12,500 net for a one-night stay which includes lunch, dinner and breakfast for two perso...

03 September, 2020
Saudi Arabia opens airspace to Israeli flights Saudi Arabia opens airspace to Israeli flights

Dhaka: Saudi Arabia announced on September 2 that it would allow any flights going to and from the United Arab Emirates to fly over its territory, a move that would give Israel access to some of the kingdom’s airspace for the first time.

03 September, 2020

UK court approves USD 1.6b rescue package for Virgin Atlantic UK court approves USD 1.6b rescue package for Virgin Atlantic

Dhaka: The UK High Court has approved Virgin Atlantic’s rescue package, leaving the airline on the brink of a full recapitalisation after its finances were destroyed by the coronavirus pandemic.

The struggling airline has spent ...

03 September, 2020
Dubai govt pumps USD 2bn into Emirates, reports say Dubai govt pumps USD 2bn into Emirates, reports say

Dhaka: The government of Dubai has already injected DH 7.3 billion (USD 2 billion) into Emirates airline as fresh equity since March, according to media reports.The move follows the tweet of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the...

02 September, 2020
Israeli airline El Al completes first direct flight to UAE Israeli airline El Al completes first direct flight to UAE

Dhaka: A chartered El Al airliner carrying Israeli and American diplomats landed in the United Arab Emirates at 3:38 pm local time on August 31, completing a symbolic first direct flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi.

Officials said this...

02 September, 2020
Vistara sending 500-odd pilots on three-day LWP in Sept Vistara sending 500-odd pilots on three-day LWP in Sept

Dhaka: Vistara has announced to send all of its 500-odd pilots on three-day leave without pay in September as the airline industry continues to grapple with weak travel demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The three-day leave witho...

02 September, 2020