Biman to ferry 18,000 ballottee Hajj pilgrims

The government has taken the decision in view of the lack of adequate aircraft in the Biman fleet. Also, flights were not available even after floating tenders.

The decision was taken at a meeting held at the residence of State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mir Nasiruddin in the city yesterday.

The meeting was told that the Biman will carry non-ballottee pilgrims alongside the ballottee ones and to this end it will avail aircraft of different airlines and fix a reasonable fare for the pilgrims.

Nasiruddin chaired the meeting attended by State Minister for Religious Affairs Mosharef Hossain Shajahan, Secretary Rafiqul Islam, Civil Aviation Secretary AKM Zafrullah Khan, Civil Aviation Authority Chairman Air Commodore Harun Chowdhury and Managing Director of Biman Mahmudur Rahman.