Business Desk :
Raising allegations of syndication against some officials of Biman Bangladesh’s sales wing and a section of air ticketing agencies for hiking Middle East bound ticket price illegally, leaders of Bangladesh Pilgrims and Hajji Welfare Council (BPHWC) on Saturday demanded neutral probe through government intelligence agencies and punitive measures against the culprits.
They claimed that in collaboration with the Biman sales office officials of Motijheel, some errant agencies have been charging extra fare for Middle East bound passengers showing fake booking of air tickets. Without getting tickets, passengers have been buying tickets paying Tk 11,000 to 23,000 extra from the agencies.
On the contrary, more than 60 to 100 seats of Biman remain empty in every trip due to the same reasons. As a result, the government is losing a huge amount of revenue from the sector, said Dr. Abdullah Al Naser, president of BPHWC, at a press conference held at Dhaka Reporters Unity.
