Air Asia X starts carrying Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
The Air Asia X, one of the designated airlines from Malaysia to operate air services to Bangladesh, started operation recently on charter basis to carry workers going for employment in Malaysia, reports BSS.
The Airline already operated two flights from Dhaka to Kuala
Lumpur with full capacity and arranged more flights for quick transportation of the workers who have been waiting for long due to lack of flight schedule, said a press release Sunday.
The charter flights have been arranged by Celebrity Tours and Travels, the local agent of the company.
According to the local agent, five weekly chartered flights would be operated on the route Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The Air Asia X, is a sister concern of Malaysia's prominent airline Air Asia. The new airlines first started operating flights between Malaysia and Australia. Bangladesh is the second destination of the company.
In future, the company wants to operate scheduled flights between Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur.
"The main objective of bringing the airlines to Bangladesh is the quick transportation of Bangladeshi workers to Kuala Lumpur who have been stranded in Dhaka due to lack of flight schedule," said Noman Chowdhury, chairman of the Celebrity Tours and Travels.
The Airline already operated two flights from Dhaka to Kuala
Lumpur with full capacity and arranged more flights for quick transportation of the workers who have been waiting for long due to lack of flight schedule, said a press release Sunday.
The charter flights have been arranged by Celebrity Tours and Travels, the local agent of the company.
According to the local agent, five weekly chartered flights would be operated on the route Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The Air Asia X, is a sister concern of Malaysia's prominent airline Air Asia. The new airlines first started operating flights between Malaysia and Australia. Bangladesh is the second destination of the company.
In future, the company wants to operate scheduled flights between Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur.
"The main objective of bringing the airlines to Bangladesh is the quick transportation of Bangladeshi workers to Kuala Lumpur who have been stranded in Dhaka due to lack of flight schedule," said Noman Chowdhury, chairman of the Celebrity Tours and Travels.