Best Air plans Dubai flight for Sept 8
Best Air, the country's third private airliner, is likely to start operating flights on its Dhaka-Dubai-Dhaka route on September 8, spreading its wings on international routes.
Tito Siddique, a Best Air spokesperson, Saturday said the flights on the route would be operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays with newly procured 162-seated MD-83 aircraft.
The one-way ticket will cost $285 while the return one is $550, excluding taxes.
Tito said the flight operation of the airliner with Boeing-737 aircraft is likely to resume on September 8 as it fulfilled all the requirements of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB).
Earlier on August 27, CAAB asked the Best Air authorities not to operate the Boeing-737 for technical problems in the aircraft and on charges of failing to ensure proper safety of passengers.
The Boeing-737 aircraft of Best Air had various problems, including non-availability of safety equipment for passengers and technical problems in landing gear indicator, according to CAAB officials.
Best Air was operating its Boeing-737 on Dhaka-Colombo-Male route with only one life raft (inflatable rubber boat with lifesaving equipment), instead of three in violation of CAAB rules.
Having an adequate number of life rafts is a must to fly on long-range over water operations as per the requirements under the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and CAAB rules.
Long-range over-water operation is defined as flying to a distance of 100 nautical miles from the shoreline or 30 minutes' flying distance at cruising speed, whichever is the less. The distance between Colombo and Male is about 400 nautical miles, which is a long-range over-water operations.
The inaugural flight of the airliner on Dhaka-Colombo-Male route faced unwanted disruption in Colombo due to technical glitches.
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