Economic Reporter :
The authority of Biman Bangladesh Airlines expressed their hope that the national flag carrier would soon enjoy lifting of ban to London from as the RA3, the main requirement of the foreign rival would start performing from March.
Officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines said they were making a loss of Tk 5.76 crore each month due to the ban on direct Dhaka-London cargo flights imposed by the British government in March 2016 over security vulnerability at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
‘Significant progress in security component has been made in recent days. We are hopeful that the ban will be lifted following the RA3 check,’ Biman’s general manager (public relations) Shakil Meraj told the New Nation recently. Biman organised the workshop at Bangladesh Airlines Training Centre for journalists covering civil aviation issues. Bangladesh requires the validation of RA3, the ‘Third Country EU Aviation Security Validated Regulated Agents’, meant for supply-chain security initiative of the European Union. It is required for Bangladesh carriers to fly cargo into or through the European Union.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines in its annual performance report, has stated that the overall growth in revenue of the national flag carrier was ‘adversely’ affected by the cargo embargo enforced by the British and Australian authorities.
The authority of Biman Bangladesh Airlines expressed their hope that the national flag carrier would soon enjoy lifting of ban to London from as the RA3, the main requirement of the foreign rival would start performing from March.
Officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines said they were making a loss of Tk 5.76 crore each month due to the ban on direct Dhaka-London cargo flights imposed by the British government in March 2016 over security vulnerability at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
‘Significant progress in security component has been made in recent days. We are hopeful that the ban will be lifted following the RA3 check,’ Biman’s general manager (public relations) Shakil Meraj told the New Nation recently. Biman organised the workshop at Bangladesh Airlines Training Centre for journalists covering civil aviation issues. Bangladesh requires the validation of RA3, the ‘Third Country EU Aviation Security Validated Regulated Agents’, meant for supply-chain security initiative of the European Union. It is required for Bangladesh carriers to fly cargo into or through the European Union.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines in its annual performance report, has stated that the overall growth in revenue of the national flag carrier was ‘adversely’ affected by the cargo embargo enforced by the British and Australian authorities.
