Bangladesh, and Ethiopia to operate direct flights
- Ethiopian Airlines to launch Dhaka-Addis Ababa flight
- Initially, it will operate five weekly flights
- The first time the opportunity was created to operate direct flights
- Civil Aviation Authority said on 11 December in a press release
Bangladesh and Ethiopia have signed a bilateral air service agreement to operate direct flights between the two countries.
This was the first time the opportunity was created to operate direct flights with any African country. Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh said 11 December in a press release.
International Civil Aviation Organization -ICAO Air Services Negotiation Event 2023, the largest event related to aviation negotiations, was held from December 3 to December 7 in Riyadh.
This year representatives of aeronautical authorities from 97 ICAO member countries participated in the event. Bangladesh-Ethiopia agreements were signed there.
In addition to the signing of the agreement, agreements between Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain to expand the existing facilities related to air traffic under the existing bilateral air traffic agreement with Bangladesh have been inked.
Besides, the record of discussion with Jordan, Algeria, Oman, Thailand, Canada, and Uzbekistan and a record of discussion has been signed with the Netherlands, Germany, and the United Kingdom to modernize existing bilateral aviation agreements.
Ethiopian Airlines has decided to commence flights between Addis Ababa and Dhaka from March 8 as Bangladesh and Ethiopia, known as the African aviation hub, signed an air service agreement (ASA) last week to establish a direct air link.
"The Airline has chosen March 8, the International Women's Day, to commence the Addis Ababa-Dhaka-Addis Ababa direct flight. Initially, it will operate five weekly flights," Managing Director of Rhythm Group, the airline's general sales agent (GSA) in Bangladesh, Shohag Hossain, told on Tuesday
