Bangladesh-Saudi Arabia

Bangladeshi flights can now land at any Saudi airport

The MoU was signed in a ceremony at the Secretariat of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism on Wednesday. State Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism Md. Mahbub Ali on behalf of Bangladesh. And on behalf of Saudi Arabia, Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation President Abdul Aziz Al Duailez signed.

At that time, the Minister of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia Dr. Tawfiq Bin Fazwan Al Rabiah, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia in Dhaka Essa Yousef Essa Al Duhailan, Governor of Bangladesh Bank Abdur Rauf Talukder, Secretary of Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism Mokammel Hossain, Chairman of Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority Air. Vice Marshal Md. Mofidur Rahman and senior officials of different levels of the two countries were present.

As a result of the signing of the new memorandum of understanding regarding air traffic, the designated airlines of Bangladesh will be able to operate flights from any point in Bangladesh to any international point in Saudi Arabia, subject to discussions with the Saudi Arabian authorities. It should be noted that according to the Memorandum of Understanding executed in 2012, currently Bangladeshi Air Transport Company is getting the opportunity to operate flights at only four airports in Saudi Arabia namely Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam and Madinah.

Besides, according to the new MoU, the frequency of flights operated from Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia will increase. Bangladesh airlines will get 49 passenger flight frequencies and 21 new cargo flight frequencies instead of the currently scheduled 49 passenger and cargo flight frequencies. For 21 cargo frequencies, flights may be operated using four intermediate or distant points under Fifth Freedom Traffic Rights. These four points will be determined later.