GB Desk
Bangladesh has approved Pakistan's private airline, Fly Jinnah, to operate direct flights on the Karachi-Dhaka-Karachi 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 BSS on 3 February.
Before launching operations, Fly Jinnah has to appoint a local General Sales Agent (GSA) in Bangladesh.
"Now they [Fly Jinnah] will appoint a GSA. 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.
