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INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS

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Non-scheduled Flights,
Charter Flights, and
Flights of State Aircrafts.
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All flights into, from or over the territory of Bangladesh and landings in Bangladesh territory shall be carried out in accordance with the permission received from Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority and in accordance with the national regulations.

Aircraft landing in or departing from the territory of Bangladesh must first land at or finally depart from an International Airport.

The Aircraft, after landing at airport shall not proceed further unless the pilot in command has obtained necessary customs and other clearances in writing from officer of such organization as duly authorized by the Government.

In the event of and aircraft being compelled to land at other than an International Airport the pilot-in-command shall immediately communicate with the nearest customs official, or the police. In all cases where it is necessary to dispatch a customs officer to the scene of an emergency landing a charge for conveyance of such officer shall be made against the owners of the aircraft concerned.

No aircraft, including aircraft engaged in a scheduled air transport service, shall make flights into or in transit across the territory of Bangladesh except in accordance with the above conditions.




Scheduled Flights

For operation of regular international scheduled flights operated by foreign airlines into or in transit across Bangladesh, the following requirements must be met:

a.  The state of the airline must be a party either to the International Air Services Transit Agreement, 1944 or a party to bilateral air transport agreement with the Bangladesh Government or must obtain special permission under a bilateral agreement or arrangement.

b.  The airline must be eligible to make the flights under the provisions of a bilateral or multilateral agreement to which the state of the airline and Bangladesh are contracting parties and must have a permit to operate into or in transit across Bangladesh airspace. Applications for such permits shall be submitted to the Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority, Kurmitola, Dhaka-1229 well in advance.

c.  Aircraft belonging to or operated for or on behalf of the Government of South Africa, Israel and Taiwan are debarred from flying into or in transit across the territory of Bangladesh.




Non-scheduled Flights
If an operator intends to perform a (series of) non-scheduled flight(s) into Bangladesh for the purpose of taking on or discharging passenger, cargo or mail he shall apply in writing to the Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Kurmitola, Dhaka-1229 and obtain prior approval to carry out such operations not less that 15 (fifteen) working days in advance of the intended landing.

The application must include the following information in the order shown hereunder:

(a) Name, address and nationality of operator of aircraft.

(b) Type of aircraft, Nationality and Registration Marks of the aircraft.

(c) Call sign of aircraft

(d) Date and time of arrival at, and departure from Bangladesh.

(e) Place or places of embarkation or disembarkation abroad as the case may be of passengers and/or freight.

(f) Purpose of flight and details of passengers and/or nature and amount of freight.

(g) Name, address and business of charterer, if any.

(h) Route to be flown.

(i)  Such other information as may be required by the Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority.




Charter Flights
If an operator intends to perform a (series of) non-scheduled flight(s) for the purpose of taking on or discharging passengers, cargo or mail in Bangladesh to/from a place outside Bangladesh, he shall apply to and obtain prior approval from the Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority for the exercise of such traffic rights. The application must contain the particulars specified for non-scheduled flights.

No passenger or freight flights originating in Bangladesh for a place outside Bangladesh may be picked up unless the charter/or hire of the whole or part of the space on such aircraft, if considered to have been arranged through the agency of National Operator, and with the prior consent of the Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.

Charter flight(s) by Foreign Operators may be permitted, provided the Charterer along with the application produces a declaration from the National Carrier stating that they (National Carrier) are not in a position to meet the requirement of the Charterer.

No advertisement in respect of such flights soliciting booking of traffic or purporting to notify availability of space in aircraft, shall be made in any manner whatsoever, either by the person or the operator.



Charter Flights by foreign operators not exercising traffic rights when
transiting through Bangladesh

Subject to the observance of the terms of the Convention on International Civil Aviation 1944. application must be made at lease 3 working days before the intended flight, and obtain prior permission from the Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh for fall aircraft of the Contracting states of the above-mentioned convention desiring to carry out non-scheduled flight into, or in transit non-stop across Bangladesh and to make stops for non-traffic purposes in Bangladesh. The application must contain the following particulars in the order shown hereunder:

a.  Name, address and nationality of aircraft operator.

b.  Type, Nationality and Registration marks of the aircraft

c.  Date and time of arrival at, and departure from Bangladesh.

d.  Purpose of flight and details of passengers and/or nature and amount of freight.

e.  Name, address and business of charterer, if any.

f.  Route to be flow.



Flights of State Aircraft
If a State intends to perform a (Series of) non-schedule flight(s) into Bangladesh to operate military aircraft, it shall apply to the Government of Bangladesh, Ministry of Affairs, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Telegraphic Address- (PARARASTRA DHAKA) for permission to carry out such operation not less than 15(fifteen) working days in advance of the intended landing. The application must include the following information in the order shown hereunder:

a.  Name of operator,

b.  Type of aircraft and registration marks.

c.  Date and time of arrivals at, and departure from Bangladesh.

d.  Place or places of embarkation or disembarkation of passengers and/or freight, etc.

e.  purpose of flight and number of passengers and/or nature and amount of freight.

f.  Route of flight.

g.  A certificate to the effect that " No war-like materials, such as arms, ammunition, explosives (except escape/aid explosives), pyrotechnics (except very pistol signal cartridges) nuclear fissionable materials, ABC gases, photographic equipment and materials (whether installed or

h.  not electronic devices other than required for normal operation of the aircraft, are being carried by the aircraft.

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