CAAB permits domestic flights on limited scale
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has decided to resume flight operations on the domestic routes on a limited scale from 21 to 28 April.
"A limited number of scheduled domestic passenger flights to and from selected destinations and the corporate flights of the helicopter and general aviation are allowed to be operated under special consideration," CAAB said in a press release on Tuesday.
It also instructed to follow standard disinfection, sanitisation and social distancing rules for passenger, crew, equipment and aircraft (in-flight or on ground).
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The CAAB made it clear that all other flights will remain suspended, but the operation of the medevac and humanitarian/ relief will continue as usual.
Meantime, private carrier US-Bangla Airlines and the national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines announced to operate flights on the domestic routes from Wednesday and Thursday respectively.
In separate press releases, the two airliners said they will resume flights on Dhaka-Chattogram-Dhaka, Dhaka-Sylhet-Dhaka, Dhaka-Barishal-Dhaka, Dhaka-Jashore-Dhaka, and Dhaka-Syedpur-Dhaka routes maintaining hygiene rules.
