Private hajj agencies and Biman Bangladesh Airlines will lose huge revenue for the second consecutive year as the Saudi government has decided not to allow anyone from abroad to perform hajj amid the pandemic. Around 1,250 members of Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (Haab), a platform of private hajj agencies, will be deprived of an estimated revenue of Tk 2,500 crore,
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CAAB threatens int’l carriers with flight suspensions if they carry people with no coronavirus-free certificates Star Report Star Report
Airlines carrying passengers without Covid-19 negative certificates will have to face flight suspension penalty from now on.
Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) came up with the directives as multiple airlines recently carried passengers to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport without Covid-19 negative certificates.
In some cases, some airlines also carried passengers despite having Covid-19 positive certificates.
Group Captain Chowdhury Zia-ul-Kabir, member (Flight Standards and Regulations) of CAAB, said with great concern, CAAB observed several airlines carrying passengers without having Covid-19 negative certificates in RT-PCR lab.
Airlines carrying passenger without Covid-19 negative certificates to face flight suspensions
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From now on, airlines carrying passengers without Covid-19 negative certificates will have to face flight suspension of different terms.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) came up with the directives after a number of airlines were recently found to have brought passengers to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport without them having Covid-19 negative certificates.
Group Captain Chowdhury Zia-ul-Kabir, member (Flight Standards and Regulations) of CAAB, said with great concern, CAAB is observing that several airlines were carrying passengers who did not get the required certificates.
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