A lot of travelers wonder if there are any benefits of booking flights through travel agents. Allow us to assure you that within the modern age of technology which has turned every traveler into his own trip planner, travel agents hold their own importance. While the agent vs. roll in the hay yourself saga is seemingly endless, there are quite few advantages of booking flights...Read More
Dubai based Emirates Airlines has suspended flights to eight new destinations across its global network from March 17. The decision follows the growing impact the coronavirus outbreak and the travel restrictions imposed over it are causing on the carrier’s operations. The eight new destinations the airline has suspended flights to are Amman, Baghdad, Basra, Beirut,...Read More
The private carrier NOVOAIR has opened its new principal sales office in a more spacious and convenient location at Banani in the capital to ensure better services to its passengers. The new sales office was inaugurated by Mofizur Rahman, Managing Director of NOVOAIR on March 10. Feroz Alam, Deputy Managing Director and other high officials...Read More
The Indian government has decided to suspend a vast majority of visas for the country in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus. A press release was issued in this regard by the Indian High Commission in Dhaka on Thursday. “All valid visas issued by the High Commission of India or the Assistant High...Read More
All four Bangladeshi airlines — Biman Bangladesh, US-Bangla Airlines, Novoair, and Regent Airways — have decided to suspend flights to India. The decision to suspend flights comes in the wake of a worldwide outbreak of coronavirus and the Indian government’s recent ban on all tourist visas. “No aircraft will fly on the Dhaka-Delhi route from...Read More
Qatar Airways has volunteered to transport medical relief organized by Chinese Embassies and Consulates worldwide through its cargo freighters to fight the coronavirus epidemic. Qatar’s flag carrier intends to independently donate millions of medical-grade masks and sanitization bottles to areas in China most urgently in need. Akbar Al Baker, Group Chief Executive, Qatar Airways, said,...Read More
Saudi Arabia has closed its borders to 14 countries including the UAE for flights both to and from the kingdom to control the spread of coronavirus. Flights to and from Saudi Arabia for “all air carriers” operating from the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria, South Korea, Egypt, Italy, Iraq, Oman, France, Germany, Turkey and Spain...Read More
Turkish Airlines has suspended flights to Italy, Iraq, Iran, China, Bahrain, Nakhchivan and South Korea effective immediately until April 1 over coronavirus spread. “To help restrict the spread of the virus, adjustments have been made for our flights,” said the airline in a statement adding that the safety of the passengers in all their service...Read More
A Month Before a Flight Double-check passports and visas While you should apply for passports and visas well in advance of a trip abroad—since those applications can take weeks to process—make sure to double-check the terms of your visa and the expiration date of your passport about a month or two before your trip (expedited...Read More
The private carrier US-Bangla Airlines is going to add another daily flight to Sylhet from Dhaka effective March 29 to meet the increasing demand of passengers on the route. Currently, the airline operates two daily flights to Sylhet from Dhaka. With the increased frequency, the number of daily flights the carrier operates on the Dhaka-Sylhet...Read More