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Mahbub warns of stern action, if Biman jeopardised
DHAKA, April 9, 2019 (BSS) – State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism
Mahbub Ali today said the government will take stern action if any individual
or quarter was found jeopardizing Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
“No one including Biman officials will be exempted .. if found guilty,” he
said while speaking at a meeting with leaders of Association of Travel Agents
of Bangladesh (ATAB) at its office in the capital this afternoon.
The state minister said his ministry had taken tough position against
Biman’s irregularities in line with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s zero
tolerance policy on corruption.
Ali said the government took several measures to make Biman profitable and
the national flag carrier had already started to get full load factor in
important routes.
“Currently, Biman is not flying with empty seats …. most flights are
operating full capacity,” he said.
The state minister said if the foreign airlines can make profit by
operating flights here, the national flag carrier can also do the same.
Ali said the government is constructing the third terminal of the Hazrat
Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) with 24 boarding bridges and 24
baggage convoy belts at a cost of Taka 14,000 crore.
“We will be able to build the new terminal within next three or three and
half years ….. it will resolve most of the current problems of our
airport,” he said.
Member of Parliament Hosne Ara, ATAB president Monzoor Morshed Mahbub and
secretary general Abdus Salam Aref also spoke on the occasion, among others.
Later, the state minister handed over certificates to representative of
different travel agencies for achieving a standardized training programme.
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