Biman to operate Dhaka-Riyadh, Dhaka-Jeddah flights for return ticket holders

Passengers with return tickets to Jeddah dated March 18-20 and to Riyadh dated March 18-19 have been requested to contact the Biman Sales Office between September 25 and 26 to book their flights.

The Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate the Dhaka-Riyadh flight on September 29 and Dhaka-Jeddah flight on September 30 for return ticket holders of Jeddah and Riyadh for the aforementioned dates respectively.

Biman Managing Director Md Mokabbir Hossain confirmed the matter to The Business Standard on Thursday.

The Biman Bangladesh Airlines has requested the passengers to contact the Biman Sales Office with necessary documents, such as their passports, tickets and approval from app or link authorised by the Saudi Arabia.

The booking service will be offered on a first come first served basis. Other such passengers will also be notified of the process in phases, which is subjected to approval for new flights. Biman has requested the passengers not to crowd the counters unnecessarily.

All passengers will have to provide Covid-19 negative certificates on a mandatory basis, and they must arrive in Saudi Arabia within 48 hours of the sample collection. So, all passengers must test for the novel coronavirus and travel from Dhaka.