The ministry also requires airlines to report the actual sale price of group-booked tickets, which will then be published on the civil aviation ministry’s website for public access.

Ticket prices for Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur flights have reached exorbitant levels with Bangladeshi migrant workers scrambling to reach Malaysia by May 31.

Airfares in Europe and Asia are starting to plateau or fall in a sign that a prolonged post-COVID travel boom is waning, delivering a setback for airlines struggling with higher costs and limited aircraft availability

All airlines operating in Bangladesh must determine airfare in taka instead of dollar from July 1, according to a decision by the civil aviation ministry.

The Middle East-bound Bangladeshi workers are finding themselves in a tight spot as they have to pay more than double the airfare which is adding to the already high cost of migration.