National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume flight operations to Saudi Arabia from May 29. Biman decided to resume the service upon the assurance of hotel quarantine facilities in Saudi hotels, said Biman Deputy General Manager (Public Relations) Tahera Khandaker. Passengers have been requested to contact the nearest Biman sales counter to book hotels and quarantine packages and tickets. On May 20, Biman announced the suspension of flights to Saudi Arabia for five days until May 24. The flights were suspended after Saudi authorities imposed new conditions on international travellers against the backdrop of Covid-19 including mandatory hotel quarantine.

Jazeera Airways on Friday announced the launch of flights between Dhaka and Kuwait as well as transit flights to cities in the Middle East.

Bangladesh has requested the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to increase flights between the two countries so that the expatriates who got stuck here can return to their workplaces smoothly.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Wednesday said it would operate passenger flights to Saudi Arabia on September 26 and 27 to help migrant workers return to their workplaces.