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INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
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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