Hong Kong suspends Singapore Airlines flights for 2 weeks after passengers test Covid positive

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been banned from flying passengers to Hong Kong for two weeks, after Covid-19 cases were detected among some of its passengers.
16 February 2022

Snake on a plane: AirAsia flight rerouted in Malaysia

An AirAsia passenger plane was forced to divert and make an unscheduled landing after a snake was spotted slithering through the overhead lights, the Malaysian budget carrier confirmed Monday.
15 February 2022

Quarantine-free entry in India for vaccinated passengers from Feb 14

India today allowed “quarantine-free” entry to fully-vaccinated passengers from 82 countries, including Bangladesh and Nepal, in a major move to ease curbs on inbound international travellers in the face of a declining number of Covid-19 cases powered by the Omicron variant.
10 February 2022

Jet fuel price rises again; airlines industry to face severe blow

The airline industry is expected to face a severe blow and lose their competitiveness globally due to the fresh increase of jet fuel price, sources said.
9 February 2022

Quarantine-free entry from March 1, Malaysia's Covid panel recommends

Malaysia's coronavirus recovery council on Tuesday said it has recommended a full reopening of borders as early as March 1 without mandatory quarantine for travellers, as part of plans to accelerate economic recovery.
8 February 2022

Bay One: the first luxury liner on Chattogram-St Martin’s route

On the road by the river, over a bridge right before the approach to the BIWTA jetty no 15, the glimmering lights around the typical silhouette of a ship comes into view.
7 February 2022

Jakarta bans foreign tourist arrival as Covid-19 spikes

Indonesia has temporarily banned foreign tourists entering the country through Jakarta's airport, the transport ministry said, in a bid to slow a spike in coronavirus infections driven by the Omicron variant.
7 February 2022

Australia will reopen borders to tourists from Feb 21, says its PM

Australia will reopen its borders to tourists from February 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday, ending some of the world's strictest and longest-running pandemic travel restrictions.
7 February 2022

1st int'l tourist flight to arrive in Bali after 2 years

Indonesia's holiday island of Bali will welcome its first direct flight carrying foreign tourists for nearly two years on Thursday, but just a handful of visitors will be on board to enter strict quarantine on arrival.
3 February 2022

New Zealand will ease strict border restrictions this month, may fully reopen in Oct

New Zealand will start easing some of the world's toughest pandemic border restrictions this month but will not fully reopen until October, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday.
3 February 2022

Risky landings at Barishal airport as runway in dire state

A high level investigation team of the Ministry of Civil Aviation found that the runway at Barishal airport has become risky for landing of planes as it is in dire need of repair works and may cause accidents anytime.
1 February 2022

Air India's urgent makeover to target millennials after Tata takeover

An upgrade in in-flight services, including better food and handling of passengers, smartly-groomed cabin crew, and punctuality are on top of the agenda of privatized national carrier Air India’s new journey under the Tata Group as it plans to focus on attracting millennials who comprise a major chunk of fliers today.
28 January 2022

Airbus wants to start own airlines to rent out whale plane

Airbus (AIR.PA) plans to charter out its whale-shaped Beluga transport planes -whose main job until now has been to ferry aircraft parts between its plants in Europe - to help other industries haul urgently-needed outsized machinery by air.
26 January 2022

US-Bangla to operate flights to UAE’s Sharjah from Jan 30

US-Bangla Airlines is going to operate flights to Sharjah, UAE -- one of the most popular destinations in the Middle East -- from January 30.
26 January 2022

All flights at Turkey’s Istanbul Airport halted due to heavy snowfalls

Turkish authorities temporarily halted all flights at Istanbul Airport on Monday due to heavy snowfall in the city, which was blanketed in white, while winter weather snarled transportation across the country.
24 January 2022

Biman to introduce direct flights to UAE’s Sharjah from Jan 25

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will be introducing direct flights on Dhaka-Sharjah-Dhaka route from January 25 for the convenience of passengers.
20 January 2022

Thailand resuming quarantine-free entry for travellers from Feb 1

Thailand will resume its quarantine-free travel scheme from February 1, officials said Thursday, after the programme was suspended due to the fast-spreading Omicron Covid-19 variant.
20 January 2022

India extends regular int’l commercial flight suspension till Feb 28

India today extended suspension of regular international commercial flights till February 28, amidst surging cases of Covid-19 in the third wave of the pandemic.
19 January 2022

5G disrupting travel: Airlines rush to change flights to US

Airlines across the world, including the long-haul carrier Emirates, rushed Wednesday to cancel or change flights heading into the US over an ongoing dispute about the rollout of 5G mobile phone technology near American airports.
19 January 2022

Which are the 10 biggest airports in the world?

It is often said that an airport is key to forming the first impression of a city and country. And Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) -- built around four decades ago and regularly making news for mismanagement -- definitely do not do justice to the capital and Bangladesh in this day and age.
19 January 2022