South Asia Pakistan & Bangladesh have officially finalized the historic agreement to start direct flights after 54 years

[Dogun18]

Date of Event: Feb 1, 2025 Source : https://x.com/NavCom24/status/1885291489707909560

 

[Bilal9]

Masha'Allah great news!

I have read that PIA and Fly Jinnah have both applied for slots in Dhaka Airport, which they will of course get. Fly Jinnah's (LCC Carrier) page already reflects Dhaka as a future destination.

A warm welcome to All Pakistani brothers and sisters to Dhaka.

Indians are of course negative about these direct Karachi-Dhaka and Islamabad-Dhaka (future) flights, they may go as far as deny overflight, which will break all ICAO rules.

 

[Sharma Ji]

Masha'Allah great news!

I have read that PIA and Fly Jinnah have both applied for slots in Dhaka Airport, which they will of course get. Fly Jinnah's (LCC Carrier) page already reflects Dhaka as a future destination.

A warm welcome to All Pakistani brothers and sisters to Dhaka.

Indians are of course negative about these direct Karachi-Dhaka and Islamabad-Dhaka (future) flights, they may go as far as deny overflight, which will break all ICAO rules.

El Al flies straight down the Persian gulf and then takes a left (right on map) avoiding Iranian and Pak airspace.. but then that is a special case.

Around here, post that skirmish couple years ago, I think both India and Pak had restricted each others' carriers overflight, not entirely sure how it is now.. I'm guessing some normalcy has returned ?

Fairly common practice, this, during times of conflict.

 

[Bilal9]

El Al flies straight down the Persian gulf and then takes a left (right on map) avoiding Iranian and Pak airspace.. but then that is a special case.

Around here, post that skirmish couple years ago, I think both India and Pak had restricted each others' carriers overflight, not entirely sure how it is now.. I'm guessing some normalcy has returned ?

Fairly common practice, this, during times of conflict.

Bangladesh and Pakistan are not in conflict mode with India, as far as I know.

Flights from NE 7 sister states are routinely overflying Bangladesh to mainland India for free.

They are supposed to pay a fee, but they don't.

 

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Will it fly over India or will it take any alternative route?

 

[Bilal9]

Will it fly over India or will it take any alternative route?

All flights from EU/Middle East going to Dhaka, Bangkok, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia fly through Indian airspace. They pay overflight fees to both India and Bangladesh as a result.

This is a huge source of income for India and Bangladesh. What I heard is something like $300 per flight but I could be wrong.

Indian domestic flights overflying Bangladesh refuse to pay these fees which may need to be re-negotiated.

 

[Bilal9]

Bangladesh approves Fly Jinnah for Karachi-Dhaka route​

Bangladesh has approved Pakistan's private airline, Fly Jinnah, to operate direct flights on the Karachi-Dhaka route, resuming air connectivity between the two cities after nearly a decade.

"They (Fly Jinnah) applied to us, and we have approved it," Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) chairman Air Vice Marshal Md Monjur Kabir Bhuiyan told The Daily Star this evening.

Before launching operations, Fly Jinnah has to appoint a local General Sales Agent (GSA) in Bangladesh.

"Now they (Fly Jinnah) will appoint a GSA (General Sales Agent). Once they request slots and frequencies, we will provide them. Our part is currently complete," Bhuiyan said.

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Pakistan's state-owned flag carrier, last operated direct flights on this route until February 2015.

Fly Jinnah, a budget airline, is a joint venture between Pakistan's Lakson Group and UAE-based Air Arabia, a low-cost carrier headquartered in Sharjah.

Bangladesh approves Fly Jinnah for Karachi-Dhaka route

Bangladesh has approved Pakistan’s private airline, Fly Jinnah, to operate direct flights on the Karachi-Dhaka route, resuming air connectivity between the two cities after nearly a decade

www.thedailystar.net