The flight departs from Dhaka at 20:00 and is scheduled to land at Karachi airport at 23.00
Pakistan and Bangladesh have resumed direct air links after a gap of 14 years, with Biman Bangladesh Airlines operating its first flight between Dhaka and Karachi on Thursday.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG341 departs from Dhaka at 20:00 and is expected to land at Karachi airport at 23.00 after a three hour journey.
Airport authorities and the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan said they had received the flight schedule and made special arrangements for the arrival of the airline’s first flight to Karachi.
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The resumption of direct flights between Bangladesh and Pakistan is seen as important for both countries.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate twice weekly, the first scheduled flights since 2012.
“We are relaunching the Karachi-Dhaka route with two weekly flights,” said airline CEO Bosra Islam. AFP.
Pakistan and Bangladesh – geographically divided by more than 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) by India – were once one nation. They separated after a bitter war in 1971.
“The resumption of direct flights will significantly improve connectivity between Pakistan and Bangladesh and support business travel, tourism and family reunions,” Biman Bangladesh Airlines said in a statement.
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Travelers between Pakistan and Bangladesh currently have to use connecting flights through Gulf hubs such as Dubai and Doha.
Cargo ships resumed sailing from Karachi to Bangladesh’s key port of Chittagong in November 2024.
Trade has increased since then and cultural ties have grown, with popular Pakistani singers performing in Dhaka, while Bangladeshi patients travel to Pakistan for medical care.
