BA to return to Dhaka
Nov 22, 2020, 7:59 am
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BA to return to Dhaka
I just came across this article which says BA have applied to operate the London to Dhaka route. It really emphasises how BA are trying to shift away from the transatlantic market and open up new VFR routes.
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.t...-1999201%3famp
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.t...-1999201%3famp
British Airways, one of the world's leading airlines, is going to resume operation from Dhaka after 11 years, sources at the Civil Aviation Ministry said.
"British Airways once operated flights from here. They have applied for resuming operation on Dhaka-London-Dhaka route and we will give them permission," Mohibul Haque, senior secretary of Civil Aviation Ministry, told The Daily Star today.
"British Airways once operated flights from here. They have applied for resuming operation on Dhaka-London-Dhaka route and we will give them permission," Mohibul Haque, senior secretary of Civil Aviation Ministry, told The Daily Star today.
Nov 22, 2020, 9:09 am
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Nov 22, 2020, 9:27 am
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We stayed at the Sonatgaon Hotel which at the time was the best hotel we stayed anywhere on the network.
I particularly remember spending New Year at the British embassy and leaving doing the “ I call to the hills and what did I hear” method. 😂
Our crew based there also operated the Calcutta (as it was known) route, I have said this before but the Indian subcontinent trips were my favourites.
Nov 22, 2020, 9:47 am
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Wouldn't a significant part of the business case for this route also be the transatlantic<-LHR->subcontinent connecting market too though? From what I understand that is a big aspect of BA's Indian operation, alongside the obvious UK O&D market.
Nov 22, 2020, 9:58 am
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Nov 22, 2020, 10:02 am
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Once this is all over, and given that Bangladesh does Visa on Arrival, I hope you get an opportunity to return to DAC as a passenger before too long. I also hope BA return to CCU in the near future, it would help with my own VFR in Darjeeling.
Nov 22, 2020, 10:04 am
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I had a project in Dhaka a few years ago I did LHR-DOH-DAC about four times. Did notice quite a few Americans on the DOH-DAC sectors
Nov 22, 2020, 10:04 am
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This brings back memories of when they used to fly the 747 to Dhaka.
I hope they use yeh original flight numbers, BA145 and BA144
does anyone know if they tend to reinstate the old flight numbers?
I hope they use yeh original flight numbers, BA145 and BA144
does anyone know if they tend to reinstate the old flight numbers?
Nov 22, 2020, 10:10 am
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Nov 22, 2020, 10:56 am
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