Egyptair receives CAAB's approval to start flights from Dhaka May 14

EgyptAir has received the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh's approval to operate flights to and from Dhaka. With the new development, the airline will start flights on Cairo-Dhaka-Cairo route from May 14, 2023. The airline will operate flights to and from Dhaka twice a week on Wednesdays and Sundays with Boeing 787-9 aircraft. With this, EgyptAir will become the sole operator of nonstop flights between Egypt and Bangladesh. Reports cited Sabre Market Intelligence figures revealing O&D traffic between the two countries totaled 17,320 two-way passengers in 2019, with Cairo-Dhaka accounting for 75% of the traffic on a city pair basis. In the absence of direct service, about 35% of passengers flew one-stop to CAI via Dubai. Sharjah was the second-largest one-stop market in 2019, followed by Jeddah, the reports added.<br/>