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(Update with Singapore flight cancellation)

Biman cancels flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Singapore

DHAKA, March 19, 2020 (BSS) – The Biman Bangladesh Airlines has cancelled
its all flights to two United Arab Emirates (UAE) destinations – Dubai and
Abu Dhabi – from today and Singapore from Saturday as per decisions of the
two nations amid the pandemic of deadly COVID-19.

“We suspended all flights to Dubai and Abu Dhabi from March 19 to 31 as
per the decision of the UAE,” Biman Managing Director and CEO Md Mokabbir
Hossain told the media here today.

As per Singapore government’s lockdown measures, he said, Biman’s all
flights to Singapore from Dhaka will be suspended from March 21 to April 3.

The national flag carrier operates 28 weekly flights to the two
destinations of the UAE and 14 weekly fights to Singapore.

However, the UAE carriers, including Emirates Airlines, will continue
their flight operation to Dhaka to carry only transit passengers to other
destinations like the UK, the USA and Canada.

So far, Emirates Airlines didn’t reduce its frequency from Dhaka – all
three daily flights on Dubai-Dhaka-Dubai are under full operation carrying
the transit passengers to other countries, local officials of the carrier
told BSS today.

Earlier, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman suspended all flights with
Bangladesh due to the deadly coronavirus while Bangladesh imposed a ban on
all travellers from Europe except the UK, till March 31.

The ban is also applicable to other nations which restricted Bangladeshis
entry to their territories over the coronavirus.

With the Singapore route, Biman has so far forced to suspend its 15 out of
18 international destinations over global outbreak of corona virus. Only
three destinations – London, Manchester and Bangkok – are still open for
Biman to operate.

BSS/ASG/TA/RY/20:05 hrs