BANGLADESH

Flight operations will be closed for 8-hr daily at Dhaka airport

The runway of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) will remain closed for eight hours every day from December 9 till March 10 next year due to heavy maintenance work

During the period, the runway will not be available for takeoff and landing from 12am to 8am due to construction work of a new connecting high speed Taxiway.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) announced the closure in a directive sent to domestic and foreign airlines on Wednesday.

M Mafidur Rahman, chairman of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), confirmed the matter on Wednesday.

Aircraft have been asked to use the runway at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet if an emergency landing is required within the eight hours that the Dhaka airport is closed, according to the CAAB.

The CAAB has also instructed the airlines to reschedule flights lined up during these hours.

The new high speed connecting taxiway is being built to facilitate the construction of the third terminal of the airport.

“The construction work will continue at night,” said Group Captain AHM Touhid-ul Ahsan, executive director of Dhaka airport.

“The runway will remain closed during the renovation period,” he informed.

“Winter flight schedule is followed from November every year. Due to heavy fog from 2am-9am, the runway visibility of the flights at this time is low.

The winter flight schedule has already started at the airport due to dense fog. Flight times after midnight have also been changed,” said the official.

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