The 60 per cent work of Dhaka airport's 3rd terminal has been completed, said State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali on Tuesday.
Currently, the interior decoration and installation work of different machineries are going on and the 3rd terminal of the airport will be opened in October, this year, he said while talking to reporters after visiting the passenger services of the no 1 and 2 terminals of the airport and the construction work of the ongoing 3rd terminal.
A number of development works including strengthening work of runways, modernization of security system, construction of new terminal buildings are going on at all airports to ensure better passenger services and safe movement of flights, he said.
Besides, the Civil Aviation Ministry and Civil Aviation Authority are monitoring regularly so that passengers don’t harassment at the airports, he said.
Replying to a question, he said the take-off and landing flights at Dhaka airport will remain suspended for five hours daily due to the ongoing development work of Instrumental Landing System (ILS) of the runway and once it is upgraded from category 2 to category 1 the limitations of flight operation amid fog will be over.