The flight will depart Dhaka at 8 pm and is scheduled to land at Karachi airport at 11 pm
Pakistan and Bangladesh have resumed direct air links after a 14-year hiatus, with Biman Bangladesh Airlines operating its first flight between Dhaka and Karachi on Thursday.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG341 will depart Dhaka at 8 pm and is expected to land at Karachi airport at 11 pm after a three-hour journey.
Airport authorities and the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan said they had received the flight schedule and completed special arrangements for the arrival of the airline’s first flight to Karachi.
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The resumption of direct air routes between Bangladesh and Pakistan is considered important for both countries.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate twice a week, the first scheduled flights since 2012.
“We are relaunching the Karachi-Dhaka route with two weekly flights,” said airline director Bosra Islam. AFP.
Pakistan and Bangladesh – divided geographically by more than 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) by India – were once a single nation. They separated after a bitter war in 1971.
“The resumption of direct flights will significantly improve connectivity between Pakistan and Bangladesh, supporting business travel, tourism and family reunions,” Biman Bangladesh Airlines said in a statement.
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Travelers between Pakistan and Bangladesh must currently use connecting flights via Gulf hubs such as Dubai and Doha.
Cargo ships resumed sailing from Karachi to the key port of Chittagong in Bangladesh in November 2024.
Trade has increased since then and cultural ties have increased: popular Pakistani singers perform in Dhaka, while Bangladeshi patients travel to Pakistan for medical care.
