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1. An Overview of Aviation Industry in
Bangladesh
DEPT. OF THM
UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA.

2. Group Innerstar
Serial
no.
Member’s name Id no.
1. Osman Goni 66
2. Akash Shikdar 80
3. Nadia Binta Noor 92
4. Mamun Hasan Biddhut 96
5. Nasrin Akter 112
6. Fahima Akter 114

3. Market Overview
• British Raj built a military airstrip in Tejgaon during World War II
• Other airstrips were built in Chittagong, Sylhet, Cox’s Bazar,
Jessore , Rajshahi, Dinajpur
• Novo Air and US-Bangla Airways – two private sector players focus
completely on the domestic arena

4. List of Airlines Company in Bangladesh
 Domestic Airlines
 Biman Bangladesh Airlines
 US-Bangla Airlines
 Novoair
 United Airways Bangladesh (UBD)
 Regent Airways

5. • Emirates
• Air India
• Air Asia
• Bangkok Airways
• Etihad Airways
• Jet Airways
• Kuwait Airways
• Qatar Airways
• Rotana Jetways
• Singapore Airlines Thai Airways
• Turkish Airlines
• Turkish Airlines

6. • TigerAir
• Thai Airways
• Sri Lankan Airlines
• Malindo Air
• Gulf Air
 Defunct Bangladeshi Airlines:
 Air Bangladesh
 Air Sylhet
 Best Air
 Royal Bengal Airline

7. Route Map of Airlines

8. • provides international
passenger and cargo
services to Asia and
Europe
• has air service
agreements with 42
countries and currently
flies to 16 different
countries
Biman Bangladesh

9. US-BanglaAirlines
• 8 destinations as domestic
flights in Bangladesh
• International Route
1. Kathmandu, Nepal
2. Muscat, Oman
3. Kolkata, India
4. Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
5. Singapore
6. Bangkok, Thailand
7. Doha, Qatar

10. NOVOAIR
 DOMESTIC DESTINATIONS
• Rajshahi
• Sylhet
• Saidpur
• Cox’s Bazar
• Jessore etc.

11. Regent Airways
• Secondary Hub: Shah
Amanat International
Airport
• Present Destinations:
• Cox's Bazar
• Sylhet
• Muscat
• Doha
• Singapore
• Future Destinations:
• Jeddah
• Riyadh
• Dammam

12. Schedule

13. BimanBangladesh
FLT MON - 6NOV TUE - 7NOV WED - 8NOV THU - 9NOV FRI -
10NOV
SAT -
11NOV
SUN -
12NOV
Dhaka ⇒
Kuala Lumpur
DAC→KUL
82 DEP: 08:15
ARR: 14:00
--- DEP: 08:15
ARR: 14:00
--- DEP: 08:15
ARR: 14:00
--- ---
Dhaka ⇒
Kuala Lumpur
DAC→KUL
86 DEP: 19:15
ARR: 01:00
DEP: 19:15
ARR: 01:00
DEP: 19:15
ARR: 01:00
DEP: 19:15
ARR: 01:00
DEP: 19:15
ARR: 01:00
DEP:
19:15
ARR:
01:00
DEP: 19:15
ARR: 01:00
Dhaka ⇒
Dubai
DAC→DXB
147 DEP: 16:40
ARR: 22:00 *
--- DEP: 16:40
ARR: 22:00 *
DEP: 16:40
ARR:
22:10 *
--- --- DEP: 16:40
ARR:
22:00 *
Chittagong ⇒
Dubai
CGP→DXB
147 DEP: 18:25
ARR: 22:00
--- DEP: 18:25
ARR: 22:00
DEP: 18:25
ARR: 22:10
--- --- DEP: 18:25
ARR: 22:00
Dhaka ⇒
Jeddah
DAC→JED
35 DEP: 20:20
ARR: 00:30
--- DEP: 20:20
ARR: 00:30
DEP: 20:20
ARR: 00:30
--- DEP:
20:20
ARR:
00:30
DEP: 20:20
ARR: 00:30

14. UnitedAirways(BD)
DomesticFlights:
Flight No Departure Arrival Days of Operation
DHAKA - CHITTAGONG BS-101 07:30 AM 08:20 AM Daily
DHAKA - JESSORE
BS-121 07:40 AM 08:20 AM Daily
DHAKA - COX'S BAZAR
BS-141 02:00 PM 03:00 PM Daily
InternationalFlights:
Flight No Departure Arrival Days of Operation
DHAKA - DOHA BS-333 06:00 PM 10:30 PM Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun
CHITTAGONG -DOHA BS-333 07:30 PM 10:30 PM Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun
DHAKA - KOLKATA BS 201 11.00 AM 11.30 AM Daily
DHAKA - BANGKOK BS 213 9:40 AM 1:10 PM Mon, Wed, Sat

15. Flight No Departure Arrival Days of Operation
Dhaka- Kolkata VQ721 17:25 18:00 Daily
Kolkata- Dhaka VQ722 19:00 20:35 Daily
International Flight Schedule:
Domestic Flight Schedule:
Flight No Departure Arrival Days of Operation
Dhaka – Chittagong VQ901 07:15 08:05 Daily
Dhaka - Cox’s Bazar VQ931 10:00 11:00 Daily
Cox’s Bazar– Dhaka VQ932 11:30 12:30 Daily
Dhaka – Jessore VQ941 07:45 08:25 Daily
Dhaka-Sylhet VQ951 10:30 11:15 Daily
Sylhet-Dhaka VQ952 11:45 12:30 Daily

16. RegentAirways
DomesticFlights:
Airline Name Route arrival time departure Day
RX711 Dhaka to Chittagong 08:00 08:45 Daily
RX787 Chittagong to Dhaka 16:35 1720 Daily
RX741 Dhaka to Cox’s Bazar 11:30 12:30 Daily
InternationalFlights:
Airlines
Name
Route Arrival time Departure time Day
RX782 Dhaka to Kuala Lumpur 23:20 DAC LT 0520 KUL LT Daily
RX751 Chittagong to Doha 22:45 CGPLT 0145 DOH LT SUN/WED
RX786 Dhaka to Bangkok 14:50 BKK LT 17:20 DAC LT TUE/THU/FRI/SUN
RX784 Dhaka to Singapore 11:30 DAC LT 17:45 SIN LT Daily

17. Ticket Price of Airlines

18. Biman Bangladesh:
Airline Route Minimum Price Maximum Price Day
BG 096
Biman Bangladesh
CCU → DAC
Kolkata to Dhaka
Rs. 4894.9 Rs. 6843.0 MT--F-S
BG 095
Biman Bangladesh
DAC → CCU
Dhaka to Kolkata
Rs. 6558.0 Rs. 7978.4 MT--F-S
BG 497
Biman Bangladesh
CGP → CCU
Chittagong to Kolkata
Rs. 6913.1 Rs. 7623.3 -T--F -
BG 498
Biman Bangladesh
CCU → CGP
Kolkata to Chittagong
Rs. 4894.9 Rs. 7270.9 -T--F -
BG 016
Biman Bangladesh
LON → DAC
London to Dhaka
-NA- -NA- --W -
BG 404
Biman Bangladesh
ZYL → DAC
Sylhet Osmani to Dhaka
Rs. 7545.4 Rs. 7545.4 MTW-FSS

19. US-Bangla Airlines:
Domestic Sector Regular Price
Dhaka-Chittagong BDT 7,100- BDT 7,800
Dhaka-Cox's Bazar BDT 8,100- BDT 8,600
Dhaka-Sylhet BDT 6,200- BDT 6,500
Dhaka-Saidpur BDT 7,700- BDT 8,200
Dhaka-Rajshahi BDT 6,000- BDT 6,500
Dhaka-Barisal BDT 6,000- BDT 6,500

20. International Sector One Way Return
Dhaka-Singapore BDT 16,145 BDT 25,499
Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur BDT 16,244 BDT21,562
Dhaka-Kolkata BDT 6,999 BDT10,999
Chittagong-Kolkata BDT 7,399 BDT13,199
Dhaka- Bangkok BDT17,599 BDT21,000
Chittagong- Bangkok BDT16,599 BDT24,999

21. ROUTE FARE TYPE TOTAL ONE WAY FARE (BDT)
Domestic
Dhaka - Chittagong & vice versa Flexible 8,200
7600
Saver 7,100
6600
Discounted 6,000
5500
Special 5,000
4700
Dhaka - Cox’s Bazar & vice versa Flexible 9,200
8600
Saver 8,100
7500
Discounted 6,800
6400

22. Airports in Bangladesh

23. InternationalAirports
 Hazrat Shahjalal International
Airport
 Shah Amanat International Airport
 Osmani International Airport

24. Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport
• Formerly known as Zia International Airport
• Started operations in 1980
• Operated and maintained by the Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh
• Located in Kurmitola in northern Dhaka
• The hub of all Bangladeshi airlines
 Second runway
• A project has been taken to-
 cope with the rising air traffic
• Airport's traffic surpass 10 million passengers and
freight by CCAB prediction

25. Shah Amanat International Airport
• Serving Bangladesh's southeastern port city of Chittagong
• Renamed on 2 April 2005 by the Government of Bangladesh, after an
Islamic saint, Hazrat Shah Amanat.
• Operated and maintained by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
• Capable of annually handling 1.5 million passengers and 6,000 tones of
cargo
 Terminal
• Passenger terminal is divided into two parts:
I. International and (larger than the Domestic one)
Il. Domestic

26. Osmani International Airport
• Formerly known as Sylhet Civil Airport
• Was built during British rule of the Indian Subcontinent
• On 3 November 2002, the airport received its first
international arrival

27. DomesticAirports
Khan Jahan Ali Airport(Under Construction)
Barisal Airport
Cox’s Bazar Airport
Ishwardi Airport
Jessore Airport
Shah Makhdum Airport
Saidpur Airport
Tejgaon Airport

28. STOL(Shorttake-offlanding)ports
Bogra Airport
Comilla Airport
Shamshernagar Airport
Lalmonirhat Airport
Noakhali Airport(Under Construction)
Thakurgaon Airport

29.  Service not available
 Ishurdi Airport
 Comilla Airport (STOL)
 Thakurgaon Airport
 Defunct Airfields
 Dohazari Airfield
 Chakaria Airport
 Fenny Airfield
 Hathazari Airfield
 Needs prior approval for air operation
 Tejgaon Airport
 Bogra Airport
 Shamsheenagor Airport
(STOL)

30. Statistics

31. According to the Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB)
• The combined annual market size of 2014 was worth USD 440
million, with 5.8 million passengers and 2.3 lakh tons of cargo.
 This is because of three broad reasons -
 Airplanes save at least 70% of a business executive’s
travel time
 Foreign nationals tend to choose air travel over other
means of transport.
 A higher GDP equates to higher purchasing power

33. Number of passengers and Years
Years Passengers
Between 1999 to 2009 1588987
Highest number of passengers and Highest number of flights including years
Highest number of passengers Highest number of flights
1999 2000