An Overview of Aviation Industry in

Bangladesh

DEPT. OF THM
UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA.
 Group Innerstar
Serial Member’s name Id no.
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
 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
List of Airlines Company in Bangladesh
 Domestic Airlines
 Biman Bangladesh Airlines
 US-Bangla Airlines
 Novoair
 United Airways Bangladesh (UBD)
 Regent Airways
• 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
 • TigerAir
• Thai Airways
• Sri Lankan Airlines
• Malindo Air
• Gulf Air

 Defunct Bangladeshi Airlines:

 Air Bangladesh
 Air Sylhet
 Best Air
 Royal Bengal Airline
Route Map of Airlines
Biman Bangladesh
• provides international
passenger and cargo
services to Asia and
Europe
• has air service
agreements with 42
countries and currently
flies to 16 different
countries
US-Bangla Airlines
• 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
 NOVOAIR
 DOMESTIC DESTINATIONS
• Rajshahi
• Sylhet
• Saidpur
• Cox’s Bazar
• Jessore etc.
Regent Airways
• Secondary Hub: Shah
Amanat International
Airport

• Present Destinations:
• Cox's Bazar
• Sylhet
• Muscat
• Doha
• Singapore

• Future Destinations:
• Jeddah
• Riyadh
• Dammam
Schedule
 Biman Bangladesh
FLT MON - 6NOV TUE - 7NOV WED - 8NOV THU - 9NOV FRI - SAT - SUN -
10NOV 11NOV 12NOV
Dhaka ⇒ 82 DEP: 08:15 --- DEP: 08:15 --- DEP: 08:15 --- ---
Kuala Lumpur ARR: 14:00 ARR: 14:00 ARR: 14:00
DAC→KUL
Dhaka ⇒ 86 DEP: 19:15 DEP: 19:15 DEP: 19:15 DEP: 19:15 DEP: 19:15 DEP: DEP: 19:15
Kuala Lumpur ARR: 01:00 ARR: 01:00 ARR: 01:00 ARR: 01:00 ARR: 01:00 19:15 ARR: 01:00
ARR:
DAC→KUL
01:00
Dhaka ⇒ 147 DEP: 16:40 --- DEP: 16:40 DEP: 16:40 --- --- DEP: 16:40
Dubai ARR: 22:00 * ARR: 22:00 * ARR: ARR:
22:10 * 22:00 *
DAC→DXB
Chittagong ⇒ 147 DEP: 18:25 --- DEP: 18:25 DEP: 18:25 --- --- DEP: 18:25
Dubai ARR: 22:00 ARR: 22:00 ARR: 22:10 ARR: 22:00
CGP→DXB
Dhaka ⇒ 35 DEP: 20:20 --- DEP: 20:20 DEP: 20:20 --- DEP: DEP: 20:20
Jeddah ARR: 00:30 ARR: 00:30 ARR: 00:30 20:20 ARR: 00:30
ARR:
DAC→JED
00:30
 United Airways (BD)
Domestic Flights:

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

International Flights:

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
 International Flight Schedule:

Flight No Departure Arrival Days of Operation

Dhaka- Kolkata VQ721 17:25 18:00 Daily

Kolkata- Dhaka VQ722 19:00 20:35 Daily

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
 Regent Airways
Domestic Flights:
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

International Flights:

Airlines Route Arrival time Departure time Day

Name

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

Ticket Price of Airlines
 Biman Bangladesh:

Airline Route Minimum Price Maximum Price Day

BG 096 CCU → DAC Rs. 4894.9 Rs. 6843.0 MT--F-S

Biman Bangladesh Kolkata to Dhaka
BG 095 DAC → CCU Rs. 6558.0 Rs. 7978.4 MT--F-S
Biman Bangladesh Dhaka to Kolkata

BG 497 CGP → CCU Rs. 6913.1 Rs. 7623.3 -T--F -

Biman Bangladesh Chittagong to Kolkata

BG 498 CCU → CGP Rs. 4894.9 Rs. 7270.9 -T--F -

Biman Bangladesh Kolkata to Chittagong

BG 016 LON → DAC -NA- -NA- --W -

Biman Bangladesh London to Dhaka
BG 404 ZYL → DAC Rs. 7545.4 Rs. 7545.4 MTW-FSS
Biman Bangladesh Sylhet Osmani to Dhaka
 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
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

 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
Airports in Bangladesh
International Airports
 Hazrat Shahjalal International
Airport
 Shah Amanat International Airport
 Osmani International Airport
 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
 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
 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
Domestic Airports
Khan Jahan Ali Airport(Under Construction)
Barisal Airport
Cox’s Bazar Airport
Ishwardi Airport
Jessore Airport
Shah Makhdum Airport
Saidpur Airport
Tejgaon Airport
STOL(Short take-off landing) ports
Bogra Airport
Comilla Airport
Shamshernagar Airport
Lalmonirhat Airport
Noakhali Airport(Under Construction)
Thakurgaon Airport
 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)
Statistics
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 -

 A higher GDP equates to higher purchasing power

 Airplanes save at least 70% of a business executive’s

travel time

 Foreign nationals tend to choose air travel over other

means of transport.
 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