Bangladesh approves Karachi-Dhaka flights

It is likely that airline would soon appoint GSA

By Our Correspondent

February 04, 2025

Bangladesh Interim Governments Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus (left) receives PM Shehbaz Sharif at the reception to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bangladeshs UN membership in New York on September 25, 2024. — PID — Bangladesh Interim Government's Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus (left) receives PM Shehbaz Sharif at the reception to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh's UN membership in New York on September 25, 2024. — PID

ISLAMABAD: Bangladesh has approved a Pakistan’s private airline to operate direct flights on the Karachi-Dhaka route, resuming air connectivity between the two cities after nearly a decade.

According to Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Chairman Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Monjur Kabir Bhuiyan, the airline has been allowed to operate on the sector. The airline will have to appoint a local General Sales Agent (GSA) in Bangladesh before launching operations. It is likely that the airline would soon appoint a GSA. The slots and frequencies would be provided accordingly.

It would be pertinent to recall that the national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), operated direct flights on this route until February 2015.