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Biman to operate 16 extra flights to bring back workers from KL
DHAKA, Dec 5, 2019 (BSS) – Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry today
directed Biman Bangladesh Airlines to operate 16 extra flights to Kuala
Lumpur for bringing back stagnated amnesty-granted Bangladeshi workers from
Malaysia.
The decision was taken as per the request of expatriates welfare ministry
over arranging extra flights to bring several thousand Bangladeshi migrant
workers who got amnesty under “Back-for-Good” from the Malaysian government.
The amnesty for the workers will end on December 31 next while the illegal
migrant workers are stagnated in Malaysia due to scarcity as well as high
fare of air tickets.
Biman will operate the additional 16 flights till December 31 by its
Boeing 737 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, a Civil aviation ministry’s
press release said here.
Presently, the national flag carrier operates weekly 10 flights on the
Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur-Dhaka route.
State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Mahbub Ali said the
national flag carrier, Biman has the accountability to serve the countrymen.
“Biman will operate the extra flight from its responsibility of serving
greater inertest of the country and its people,” the release said quoted ALi.
BSS/TA/RY/1758 hrs