China Southern Airlines will inaugurate direct flight from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Dhaka connecting the capitals of the two nations for the first time on July 15.
Initially, China Southern Airlines will operate two weekly flights on this route, available on Mondays and Saturdays, with plans to expand to daily operations shortly.
In this regard, China Southern Airlines hosted the Dhaka-Beijing flight launching ceremony on Monday night at a city hotel in Dhaka.
Civil aviation and tourism minister Muhammad Faruk Khan and Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen were present as the guests of honour at the event.
Muhammad Faruk Khan said China had always been a great friend for a very long time.
He reminisced about the cooperation from China in building the Padma Bridge and thanked the authorities concerned for making it happen even if there were a lot of obstacles.
China is Bangladesh鈥檚 development partner. In the future, more Chinese investments will come to Bangladesh, he hoped.
Yao Wen congratulated China Southern Airlines for inaugurating direct flight between the Dhaka-Beijing.
This route will create more opportunities for greater collaboration, people-to-people connectivity and win-win cooperation.
鈥榃e encourage people of China and Bangladesh to travel and explore the opportunities,鈥� he added.
In his Speech, FBCCI President Mahbubul Alam said that connectivity was everything and that without connectivity, nothing could be done.
General manager of China Southern Airlines Xie Kangjia said that China Southern Airlines was a leading name in the aviation industry, known for its extensive network and commitment to excellence.
鈥楢s the largest airline in Asia, we proudly operate over 3,000 daily flights, connecting passengers to more than 200 destinations across the globe. Last year we flew more than 120,000 passengers from and to Dhaka, and in the first half of this year, the number is already close to 80,000. Our mission,鈥� he added.
In addition, the ceremony was attended by other esteemed guests, including the chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman BBP, BSP, BUP, ndu, afwc, psc; executive chairman of BIDA Lokman Hossain Miah; representatives from Bangladesh Bank, SCB, and leading travel agencies were present at the programme.