He says a Gulf Air ticket to Bahrain cost Tk 35,000 even a few years ago. “I have to pay a huge sum for air fare,” said Abul, who works as a hotel receptionist in Qatar. Increasing the number of flights and re-launching flights to different destinations in the Middle East may solve the problem, Mazharul said. “We have reduced the number of flights since the number of passengers has declined amid the coronavirus pandemic,” said Biman Managing Director Mokabbir Hossain. US-Bangla now operates six flights a week to Kuala Lumpur and two flights to China’s Guangzhou.

Source: bd News24 August 30, 2020 22:07 UTC