The government has decided to resume flight operations to all domestic destinations for eight days, starting from Thursday.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) issued an air transportation circular in this regard on Tuesday, reports BSS.
Suspension on all types of domestic flight operations will be relaxed from 0001 BST on July 15, 2021, to 0600 BST on July 23, 2021, the CAAB said in the circular.
The circular also added, “With effect from 0600 BST on July 23, 2021, until 2359 BST on August 5, 2021, all types of domestic flight operation by all Air Operators shall remain suspended”.
Medevac, humanitarian and relief and cargo flights will remain out of the purview of the restriction, it said.
The CAAB asked the air operators to strictly maintain and follow standard disinfection, sanitization and social distancing procedures for passenger, crew, equipment, and aircraft inflight and on the ground for such flights.
Meanwhile, the state-owned Biman Bangladesh Airlines and two other operational private carriers – US-Bangla Airline and Novoair announced the flight schedule for this resumption period.
From July 15 to 22, the US-Bangla Airlines will operate five flights to Chattogram, two to Cox’s Bazar, seven to Syedpur, six to Jashore, and four flights each to Sylhet, Barishal and Rajshahi every day, according to the airline spokesperson.
The Novoair will operate daily six flights to Chattogram, Syedpur, and Jashore each, four to Barishal, three to Sylhet and two to Cox’s Bazar during the same period, said the airline official.