US-Bangla Airlines is going to start a weekly special flight on Dhaka-Guangzhou route from Saturday. Civil Aviation Authority has permitted the airline to run this flight maintaining special health protocols. Also read: US-Bangla to operate international flights on four routes from Saturday Every Saturday the 164-seat Dhaka-Guangzhou-Dhaka flight will leave Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:10 pm for China’s Guangzhou. On Sundays the flight will leave Guangzhou for Dhaka at 5 am. Read: Bangladesh to operate special flights to carry overseas workers As directed by government, all passengers must have Covid-19 negative certificates at least 72 hours before flying. In addition, returning passengers have to stay at institutionalized quarantine or hotels for 14 days at their own cost. Read US-Bangla to operate international flights on four routes from Saturday

A total of 35 Thai nationals returned to Bangkok, Thailand on a US-Bangla special flight on Friday with the support from the Thai Embassy in Dhaka.