Bangladesh bars flights from India, Nepal, 18 other countries
Suspension of domestic flight extended for 1 more week
Staff Correspondent | Published: 22:38, Jul 05,2021 | Updated: 04:32, Jul 06,2021
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh on Monday in a fresh instruction put a restriction on flights from 20 countries until further notice while the existing suspension on domestic flights was extended for one more week amid the surge in Covid cases.
The domestic airlines, however, were allowed to carry only international passengers to and from their destinations during the ongoing countrywide restriction slapped from July 1.
In an instruction, CAAB also said that air bubble flights would remain suspended until further notice.
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Leaders of Baira and Atab also said respective employers will also cancel visa permit of many Bangladeshi workers if they fail to reach their workplaces abroad due to suspension of international flights.
Following the government guidance and instruction, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh on April 11 announced to suspend operation of all international passenger flights to and from Bangladesh from April 14 to April 20 in a bid to contain Covid-19 infection.
However, medevac, humanitarian, relief, cargo, technical landing (for refueling only) and the flights cleared under special consideration will remain out of purview of this suspension, CAAB said.
Baira and Atab leaders demanded that the manpower sector be kept out of purview of lockdown by declaring the sector as an emergency service sector.
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