Airline Information: Airlines Serving in Bangladesh

BIMAN-BANGLADESH AIRLINES (BG) Biman Bhaban, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka. Phone: 9560151-61 (City Office),8914770-4 (Airport) .................................. H.O. Balaka Bhaban, Kurmitola, Dhaka. Phone: 8917400-19 For more information please visit Biman Bangladesh Scheduled Flights
Aeroflot (Russian Airlines) GSA- Borak Travels (Pvt.) Ltd. 12, Dilkusha C/A, Dhaka , Phone : 9559930, 9559111 Fax : 9563787, Email: borak@intechworld.net		Air China 13 Dilkusha (5th Floor), Dhaka , Tel: 9551077, 9555499, Fax: 9562667 Air France / Srilankan Air/Royal Nepa
GSA Bengal Airlift Limited Landmark Building 12-14, Gulshan North Dhaka , Tel: 9886634-7, 8817619, 8817757 Fax: 8811335, Email: baairnet@dhaka.agni.com		Air India Hotel Purbani International, Annex Building 2, 1 Dilkusha C/A, Dhaka , Tel: 9571000, 9570200 Fax: 9571283 Email: aidhaka@bijoy.net
Air Macau GSA- JetAge Air Services Ltd City Heart (10th Floor), 67 Naya Paltan, Dhaka Tel: 8314370, 8322393, Fax: 8318249 Email: airspan@bangla.net		Air Mauritius GSA-Renaissance Aviation Services Ltd 10, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue , Karwan Bazar, Dhaka , Tel: 8119413, 8123386, 9125792-6, Fax: 9136408, Email: zahid@mghgroup.com
Alitalia GSA-QC Shipping Line BCIC Bhaban, 30/31 Dilkusha, Dhaka , Tel: 9551673, 9667961 Fax: 9558144, Email:qcsl@citechco.net		All Nippon Airways GSA- Orion Aviation Limited 6 Bilkis Tower, Gulshan 2 Dhaka-1212, Tel: 8813617-8 Fax: 9883917, Email: anagsabd@bangla.net
Asiana Airlines GSA- Borak Travels (Pvt.) Ltd 12, Dilkusha C/A, Dhaka , Tel: 9559930 Fax: 9563787, Email: borak@intechworld.net		Biman Bangladesh Airlines Balaka Bhaban, Kurmitola, Dhaka-1229 Tel: 8917400-19 (H.O) 9560151, 9559610 (S.O) Airport Office : 8917400, Fax: 8913005 Email: dmsbiman@bdbiman.com

British Airways Uday Tower (8th Floor), Plot-57, Gulshan Avenue (South) Gulshan-1, Dhaka-1212, Tel: 8815111, Fax : 8815346 Airport Office : 8914410, 8912467, Fax : 8913537 China Airlines GSA- Air Trip Ltd 67 Naya Paltan (5th Floor), Dhaka , Tel: 9342496 Fax: 8316257, Email: hk@intechworld.net Osmic Air (Pvt) Ltd. 10/6, Eastern Plaza (9th Floor), Sonargaon Road , Hatirpool, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh Tel: 8621557 (8 Lines), 9660224, Fax: 8618730 Email : Cosmicair@silkways.net Druk Air (Royal Bhutan Airlines) GSA- Mams Travels & Tours Ltd. 33, Gulshan Avenue , Road 45, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212 Tel: 9862243, 9892862, Airport Office : 8911066 Fax: 8828439, Email: mams@bdmail.net Emirates 116, Gulshan Avenue , Dhaka Tel: 9892801(Hunting), 9885574-75 (Holidays) Airport Office : 8916112, 8918927-28 Fax: 9884900 Email:ekdac.queries@emirates.com EVA Air GSA-HRC Travels TCB Building 1 Kawran Bazar, Dhaka, Tel: 9121907, 8122138, Fax: 8110993, Email: hrctrv@hrcbd.com Garuda Indonesia GSA-Renaissance Aviation Services Ltd 10, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue , Karwan BazarDhaka , Tel: 8119413, 8123386, 9125792-6 Fax: 9136408, Email: zahid@mghgroup.com Indian Airlines Ltd Sena Kalyan Bhaban, 195, Motijheel C/A., Dhaka Tel: 9555915, 9557813, Airport Office : 8912205, Fax: 9569027 Email: ialdhaka@connectbd.com Japan Airlines GSA Travel Ways Ltd. 99, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue , Karwan Bazar,Dhaka , Tel: 9129322, 9129710, Fax: 9127672 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines GSA : Traveltime Limited Jahangir Tower (3rd Floor), 10, Kawran Bazar Dhaka-1215, Tel: 9120421-3, 9120424, Fax: 8113639 Email: trvltime@bangla.net Kuwait Airways BTMC Bhaban (Gr. Floor) 7-9, Kawran Bazar Dhaka , Tel: 9115182, 9118829 Airport Office : 8914215, Fax: 8116092 Lufthansa GSA- Vantage Aviation Ltd Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Kawran Bazar, Dhaka-1215 Tel: 8114131, 8119578, 8111641, Ext-4259 Fax: 8119578, Email: lh_gsa@bdonline.com Malaysia Airlines Plot SW (I)-4, 25, Gulshan Avenue -1, Dhaka Tel: 9888211-20, Email: silkways@silkways.net Airport Office : 8916953, Fax: 9890478 Mahan Air PSA : Airspan Ltd. City Heart (10th Floor), 67 Naya Paltan, Dhaka Tel: 8314370, 8322393, Fax: 8318249 Email: airspan@bangla.net Myanmar Airlines PSA : MARS Aviation Limited 12-14 Gulshan North C/A, Landmark (7th Flr.) Dhaka , Tel : 8824348, 8813059, Fax : 8810557 Email : mars1@accesstel.net Northwest Airlines GSA : Traveltime Limited Jahangir Tower (3rd Floor), 10, Kawran Bazar Dhaka-1215, Tel: 9120421-3, 9120424 Fax: 8113639, Email: trvltime@bangla.net PIA GSA- ABN Aviation Ltd. 24 UN Road , Baridhara, Dhaka Tel : 8826954, 8818527, 8863345-6 Philippine Airlines GSA-Air Victory Limited Chowdhury Centre, 23-Ka, New Eskaton Road Dhaka-1000, Tel: 9350852-3, Fax: 9350851 Email: avl@bangla.net Phuket Air GSA- Nora Travels Ltd. House 154, Road 11, Block E, Banani, Dhaka Tel : 9872989, 9884322, Fax : 9881290 Email : nora@ipsslgroup.com Qatar Airways Plot : SW(I) 4 (5th Floor), 25 Gulshan Avenue Gulshan-1, Dhaka , Tel: 9890024-25, 9565591 Fax : 8853035, Email: qrsales@dhaka.com Saudi Arabian Airlines Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel 107, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue , Kawran Bazar, Dhaka Tel: 8116856, 8116830, 8116857, 9143326, 9333481 Airport Office : 8914341, Fax: 8113145 Email: SVSLSD@dhaka.bangla.net Silk Air GSA- Maas Travels & Tours Ltd 16, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka , Tel: 9565380 Fax: 9565378, Email: maas@agni.com Singapore Airlines Gulshan Tower (7th Floor), 31, North Gulshan Dhaka , Tel: 8811504-7, 9883259 Airport Office : 8911928, Fax: 8811503 Email: SAIDAC-sales@singaporeair.com.sg South African Airways GSA-Renaissance Aviation Services Ltd 10, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue , Karwan Bazar Dhaka , Tel: 8119413, 8123386, 9125792-6 Fax: 9136408, Email: zahid@mghgroup.com Tarom GSA- Air Concern Ltd 115/116 Motijheel C/A, Dhaka , Tel: 9667452-3 Fax: 9564720, Email: aircon@gononet.com Thai Airways Dhaka Sheraton Hotel, 1, Minto Road , Dhaka Tel: 8314711-18, 8914343 Airport Office : 8914351, Fax: 8312984 United Airlines GSA- United Link Ltd Taj Marriot (5th Floor), 25 Gulshan Avenue , Gulshan-1 Dhaka-1212, Tel: 9880054, 9880059, Fax: 8853035 Email: reservation@unitedlinkbd.com Yemen Airways GSA- Bangladesh Aero Vision Limited Erectors House (5th Dloor), 18 Kamal Ataturk Avenue Banani C/A, Dhaka, Tel : 8857481, Fax ; 8857480 E-mail generalmanager@yemeniabd.com

Transportation of Bangladesh

The transport sector of Bangladesh consists of a variety of modes. The country being a flat plain, all three modes of surface transport, i.e. road, railway and water are widely used in carrying both passengers and cargo.

More than half of Bangladesh have access to an all-weather hard surface road within 3 miles distance. There has been a dramatic expansion of road network in recent years. In 1947 there were only 461.8 kilometers of metalled roads. In 1997, the total length of paved road under the Roads and Highways Department stood at more than 20,000 kilometers. It is estimated that mechanized road transport carry about 70% of the country's total passenger and cargo volume.

In recent years. construction of a number of bridges such as the Bangabandhu Jamuna Bridge, Meghna Bridge. Meghna-Gumti Bridge, Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge, Shambhuganj Bridge and Mahananda Bridge have been completed. The 4.8 km long Bangabandhu Bridge which has been opened to traffic in June, 1998, is the eleventh longest in the world. It has established a strategic link between the East and the West of Bangladesh has integrated the country, is generating multifaceted benefits to the people and promoting inter-regional trade. Apart from quick movement of goods and passenger traffic, it is faci1itating transmission of electricity and natural gas and has integrated the telecommunication links.

About 32% of the total area of Bangladesh is effectively covered by the railways. State-owned Bangladesh Railway operates a track of 2706 kilometer, employs about 60,000 people, owns a fleet of 307 locomotives, 1240 coaching vehicles and I L643 freight wagons, and provides passenger and cargo services through 502 stations.

About two-thirds of Bangladesh is a wetland laced with a dense network of rivers, canals and creeks. Water transport is the only means available in nearly 10% of' the total area. The navigable waterways vary between 8372 kilometer during the monsoon to 5200 kilometer during the dry season. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority has been established by the government for maintenance of navigability of ports and channels while the state-owned BIWTC provide passenger and cargo services in inland waterways and coastal areas of the country.

The entire coast along the Bay of Bengal is 710 kilometer long. There are two major ports in the country. Chittagong, the oldest port, has been an entry-port for at least 1000 years. The Mongla port in Khulna region serves the western part of Bangladesh.

There are now 11 operational airports in Bangladesh. These are Dhaka, Barisal. Chittagomig. Comilla, Cox' s Bazar, Ishurdi, Jessore, Rajshahi, Syedpur, Sylhet and Thakurgaon. Of these, the airports at Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet serve international routes. Air careo and Short Take-oft and Landing (STOL) services have been opened to the private sector by the government.

The Civil Aviation Authority is a public sector entity entrusted to construct, maintain and supervise airports and regulate air traffic. The national flag carrier Biman flies to 26 international and 8 domestic destinations.

Air:
Bangladesh can be reached by air from any part of the world. Biman Bangladesh airlines connects Dhaka with 27 major cities of the world.

Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Athens, Bangkok, Bombay, Calcutta, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Karachi, Kathmandu, Kualalumpur, London, Muscat, Dhahran, Baghdad, Kuwait, Yangoon, Rome, Tripoli, Tokyo, Singapore, Baharin, Frankfurt, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Sarjah, Seoul, Riyadh and Delhi.

Besides Biman, several other (international) carriers also fly to and from Dhaka.

Biman, Bangladesh Airlines also connects Dhaka with Chittagong, Jessore, Cox's Bazar, Rajshahi Saidpur and Sylhet in its 7 domestic routes. (Biman, Bangladesh Airlines,
Ph: 9560151-9; Enquiry & Reservations).

Foreign Airlines:
Trans World Airlines Inc.: Ph:880-2-9552491, 9552208
Air France: Ph: 880-2-9568277, 9563050, 9551338,
Japan Airlines: Ph: 880-2-9129322, 9129710
Indian Airlines: Ph: 880-2-9555915, 9557813, 8912205(Airport)
Kuwait Airways: Ph: 880-2-9110238, 9118829(City) 8914215(Airport)
British Airways: Ph: 880-2-9564869-72, 8914410, 8912467(Airport)
Lufthansa: Ph: 880-2-8618995, 8611191
Myanmar Airlines International: Ph: 880-2-8810579-80
United Airlines: Ph: 880-2-9556538-9, 9556505, 9567379
Cathay Pacific: Ph: 880-2-9559390, 9559721, 9557117
Pan Am: Ph: 880-2-9554369
Gulf Air: Ph: 880-2-8113237-40
PIA: Ph: 880-2-8312985, 8823023
Singapore Airlines: Ph: 880-2-8828769, 8828774, 8811504-8
Emirates: Ph: 880-2-9563825-29, 9563830
Swiss Air: Ph: 880-2-8821908, 8822376
Korean Air: Ph: 880-2-9563817-9
Saudia Ph: 880-2-8116859-60,(City) 8914436, 8914341(Airport)
Malayasian Airlines: Ph:880-2-9885479, 9885480
Thai International: Ph: 880-2-8314711-9, 8914351(Airport)
Qatar Airways, Ph: 880-2-9563050, 9564945
Royal Nepal Airlines: Ph:880-2-9550423, 9559353
Qantas: Ph: 880-2-9886634-7
KLM: Ph: 880-2-8113005, 9116519
Philippines Airlines: Ph:880-2-411488
Air litalia: Ph: 880-2-9551673
Continental Airlines: Ph:880-2-9565386-1,


Rail:
The Bangladesh Railway provides an efficient service to places of interest such as Chittagong, Sylhet, Khulna, Mymensingh, Bogra, Rajshahi, Dinajpur starting from Dhaka. The inter-city Express Service is available to and from important cities at cheap fares.

Waterways :
Country-Made boats are the most widely used carrier one can see in the river and rivulets. These carry passengers and merchandise on a large scale. The landscape of Bangladesh is dominated by about 250 rivers which flow essentially north-sourth. The alluvial flood plain formed by these rivers covers most of the country. Wherever there is a river and a village, a launch or steamer will ply for trade. A journey by Rocket Steamer service from Dhaka (Sadarghat) to Khulna, the gateway to Sundarbans is a rewarding experience.

Bus/Coach Services -
Road transport in Bangladesh is a private sector affair operating predominantly in domestic routes. Rates are among the cheapest in the world. Express and non stop services are available to principal towns from Gabtoli, Saidabad and Mohakhai bus terminals in Dhaka. The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) also maintains a countrywide network of bus services. Recently they have introduced Dhaka - Calcutta - Dhaka direct daily bus services via Benapole, Jessore.

Railway -
Nationally operated Bangladesh Railway provides an efficient service throughout Bangladesh. The inter city Express Service is available to and from important cities if in all. Local trains serve in cheaper rates.

Car Rental -
Private car hire service is available in Dhaka and some other major cities. Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC), a government organization, has a fleet of air-conditioned and non air-conditioned cars, microbuses and jeeps. Besides they offer transfer service for tourists between Dhaka airport and main city points or hotels.