Fly Jinnah, Pakistan’s solely low-cost airline, has acquired approval from Bangladeshi authorities to function direct flights between Karachi and Dhaka, marking a big step in strengthening air connectivity between the 2 international locations.
The event follows an announcement final week by Bangladesh Excessive Commissioner to Pakistan Mohammad Iqbal Hussain, who said that direct flights between Pakistan and Bangladesh had been anticipated to begin within the coming months.
He additionally revealed that cargo flights linking Dhaka, Karachi, and Lahore would quickly be launched to boost commerce and enterprise exchanges.
In accordance with experiences, Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), Air Vice Marshal Monjur Kabir Bhuiyan, confirmed that Fly Jinnah’s request to function direct flights had been authorized.
“They utilized to us, and now we have authorized it,” Bhuiyan mentioned, including that the airline should now appoint a Normal Gross sales Agent (GSA) earlier than finalising flight slots and frequencies.
In the meantime, Indian media reported that the air hyperlink can be established following the launch of a direct transport route between Chittagong and Karachi, additional strengthening financial cooperation between the 2 nations.
Abdul Naser Khan, Extra Secretary at Bangladesh’s Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, was quoted as saying: “CAAB has authorized Fly Jinnah’s proposal to function direct flights between Bangladesh and Pakistan. We are going to quickly signal an settlement to renew Dhaka-Karachi direct flights.”
The resumption of direct flights is predicted to spice up enterprise, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges, additional bridging the hole between the 2 South Asian nations.