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US-Bangla secures 5th place among South Asian airlines

US-Bangla Airlines secured 5th position among South Asian airlines in the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2023
Emirates suspends passenger flights from Bangladesh till July 15

Dubai-based Emirates Airlines has suspended passenger flights from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka until July 15, the airline said in a notice.
Strict lockdown: International flights will operate, domestic flights suspended

International flights to and from Dhaka will operate as usual, but flights on all seven local routes will be suspended during the weeklong strict lockdown beginning tomorrow.
Turkey issues travel ban on 6 countries including Bangladesh

Turkey issued ban on travel and flights from six countries including Bangladesh and India due to the coronavirus variants.
Phuket gets ready for tourists amid Covid-19 in 'sandbox' experiment by Thai government

Sabai Sabai, a family-run restaurant, among the many dotted along Phuket's renowned Patong beach, is ready to open its doors.
Dhaka-bound people gather in the thousands at Banglabazar-Shimulia

On the second day of movement restrictions, thousands of Dhaka-bound passengers were seen gathering at the Banglabazar-Shimulia ghat today.
Cox’s Bazar hotels, motels to reopen partially from tomorrow

After around three months of closure, hotels, motels and cottages in Cox’s Bazar will reopen partially from tomorrow by maintaining health guidelines.
BIWTA indefinitely suspends passenger movement on Shimulia-Banglabazar ferry route

Movement of all launches, speedboats and, passenger trawlers has been suspended from Shimulia in Munshiganj to Banglabazar in Madaripur. However, ferries will run under emergency services as per government instructions, reports our Munshiganj correspondent quoting BIWTA official.
Turkish Airlines to operate 10 weekly flights between Bangladesh and Europe

Turkish Airlines today announced to increase the number of direct flights between Bangladesh and Europe.
Hong Kong to shorten quarantine for most arrivals to 7 days

Hong Kong's government said on Monday that it would shorten the quarantine period for vaccinated people arriving in the city to seven days from 14 days provided travellers show sufficient antibodies against the coronavirus.
Airlines, holiday companies ramp up pressure on Britain to ease travel rules

Britain's airlines and holiday companies are planning a "day of action" on Wednesday to ramp up pressure on the government to ease travel restrictions, with just weeks to go before the start of the peak summer season.
AirAsia boss says industry could return to normal next year - report

AirAsia Group Bhd's chief executive officer said the aviation industry could return to normal next year as international borders gradually reopened, state news agency Bernama reported on Saturday.
10 more Bangladeshis return from India through Darshana check-point

Ten more Bangladeshis, who got stuck in India due to travel embargo, returned home through Darshana check-point in Chuadanga yesterday.
Germany to allow entry to vaccinated travellers from outside EU from June 25

Travellers from non-European Union countries who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be allowed to enter Germany from June 25 unless the country is designated a virus variant area, the interior ministry said on Thursday.
Websites of major US airlines face outage

Websites of major US airline companies American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines faced an outage early on Thursday, according to outage monitoring website Downdetector.
Cathay working with Airbus on single-pilot system for long-haul

Cathay Pacific is working with Airbus to introduce "reduced crew" long-haul flights with a sole pilot in the cockpit much of the time, industry sources told Reuters.
Thailand to fully reopen to visitors within 120 days: PM

Thailand will fully reopen to visitors within 120 days after more than a year of coronavirus travel restrictions, a calculated risk required to support the economy, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Wednesday.
27 more Bangladeshis return from India through Benapole check-post

Twenty-seven more Bangladeshis returned from India through Benapole check-post today, our Benapole correspondent reports quoting Immigration Police.
16 more Bangladeshis return from India through Darshana check-point

Sixteen more Bangladeshis, who got stuck in India due to travel embargo, returned home through Darshana check-point in Chuadanga yesterday.
20 more Bangladeshis return from India through Darshana check-point

Twenty more Bangladeshis, who got stuck in India due to travel embargo, returned home through Darshana check-point in Chuadanga yesterday.
Pakistan bars travellers from Bangladesh, 25 other countries

Pakistan’s National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday placed strict restrictions on travellers from Bangladesh and 25 other countries by placing them in C category.
Saudi Arabia bars foreign travellers from Hajj over Covid-19

Saudi Arabia has restricted the annual Hajj pilgrimage to citizens and residents and set a maximum of 60,000 pilgrims limit in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the state Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.
22 more Bangladeshis return from India through Darshana check-point

Twenty-two more Bangladeshis, who went to India for medical treatment and got stuck there due to travel embargo, returned home through Darshana check-point in Chuadanga yesterday evening.
Jet fuel price goes up yet again; passengers to bear the brunt

Air travelers will have to pay more as Padma Oil Company Limited -- a subsidiary of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation -- increased jet fuel prices once again.
US-Bangla Airlines to resume Dubai-Dhaka flights from June 18

US-Bangla Airlines will resume flights on the Dubai-Dhaka route from June 18.
US-Bangla Airlines to resume flights on Muscat-Dhaka route from June 5

US-Bangla Airlines will resume flights on the Muscat-Dhaka route from June 5. During the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, it will operate four weekly flights on the route, following all health guidelines.
25,000 Bangladeshi workers can now return to Oman, Kuwait: CAAB

Uncertainty over the return of around 25,000 Bangladeshi expatriates to their workplaces in Oman and Kuwait is over as Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has withdrawn restriction on the outgoing passengers to these countries.
Australian court upholds ban on most international travel

An Australian court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to the federal government’s draconian power to prevent most citizens from leaving the country so that they don’t bring Covid-19 home.
Philippines extends ban on travel from Bangladesh, 6 other countries

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday extended a ban on inbound travel from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates until June 15, to prevent transmission of the coronavirus variant first discovered in India that is circulating widely in that country and the region.
US-Bangla and Novoair will resume flights to Cox’s Bazar from tomorrow

US-Bangla Airlines and Novoair will resume flights on Dhaka-Cox's Bazar route from tomorrow (June 1) after around two months following the second wave of Covid-19.