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No air passengers to be allowed onboard without photo ID: CAAB
DHAKA, Feb 26, 2019 (BSS) – No domestic air passengers will be allowed
onboard without showing their valid photo identity card (ID), Civil Aviation
Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) said in a circular today.
The passengers will have to enclose valid passport, national ID, smart
card, driving license, student ID or official ID card of the respective
offices with their tickets mandatorily, said the circular.
In failing to show a valid ID card, the passengers will be denied of
travailing opportunity by air, it added.
The instruction came as part of boosting security of the airports and
airlines following an alleged attempt to hijack a Biman Bangladesh Airlines
flight at Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport here on Sunday.
Earlier, the Civil Aviation authority sent letters to all airlines
instructing them to mandatorily check valid photo ID cards of the passengers
before issuing boarding cards but the instruction was not followed properly.
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