Rajshahi-Dhaka flight resumes Aug 18

Flight operations on Rajshahi-Dhaka route via Syedpur is going to resume on August 18 after around six-year suspension of the operation.
To this end, necessary preparations, including repairing and renovation of the two airports--Rajshahi and Syedpur--have been completed by the authorities concerned.
Rajshahi Shah Mukhdum Airport was closed in 2005 on an excuse that it was incurring loss. Since then no initiative has been taken to resume the airport.
Now a private organisation--Galaxy Flying Academy--has been using the airport as a pilot training centre since last year.
United Airways, a private airline, will start operation of its flights on the route to bring the people in Rajshahi and its adjoining areas and Rangpur region under air connectivity and facilitate trade and business, said the officials concerned.
In the preliminary stage, the airliner will operate a flight ones in a week (Thursday) but the number will increase if required response were received from the passengers, said Badruddoza Sagar, manager (PR and communication) of the airways.
The government agreed to resume operations of the airport considering local demands, including the users of Sonamasjid Land port in Chapainawabganj.
Meanwhile, the Syedpur, the lone airport of the newly declared Rangpur division, with 6,800 feet runway opened on July 5, 1979 and the flight operation continued till 2006.
But it was also declared closed on February 19, 2007 on an excuse of the same reason.