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Shah Amanat International Airport can be easily accessed by car or taxi thorough the city's Agrabad and GEC area. It has three parking zones: one civil and two VIP. The civil one is in front of the terminal; it has a capacity of 400 cars. [6] This zone is usually loaded with public transport, mostly auto-rickshaws and micro-buses.
In 2010, the government changed the airport's name once again, from Zia International Airport to the present name of Shahjalal International Airport, in honour of Shah Jalal, one of the most respected Sufi saints of Bangladesh. [26] The airport's ICAO code was also changed to reflect the name change, from VGZR to VGHS.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Flight 147 was a scheduled flight from Shahjalal International Airport, Bangladesh, to Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates, via Chittagong. On 24 February 2019, the aircraft operating the flight, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 737-800 , was hijacked 252 kilometres (157 mi) southeast of Dhaka by lone ...
The authorities suspended inland river transport in Bangladesh on 13 May and flight operations at Shah Amanat International Airport on 14 May. [75] The Bangladesh government launched a large evacuation campaign to relocate almost 500,000 residents along the country's southern coastlines. [ 76 ]
Roads in Bangladesh Chittagong Elevated Expressway ( Bengali : চট্টগ্রাম উড়াল মহাসড়ক ) is Bangladesh 's second elevated expressway project, which will connect the Shah Amanat International Airport with Lalkhan Bazaar. [ 1 ]
This is a list of airports in Bangladesh, grouped by type and sorted by location. ... Shah Amanat International Airport: VGEG CGP International: Operational
First Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner of Biman in Shah Amanat International Airport, Chittagong en route to Doha. In February 2017, it was announced that the airline would acquire three of their own Dash 8-Q400 which will be used to replace the current aircraft leased from Smart Aviation Company to continue operating domestic and regional flights. [223]
Air Astra, the first private airline to be introduced in Bangladesh since 2013, started its commercial operation on 24 November 2022, with Dhaka as its hub. The airline inaugurated its operation with daily three flights on Dhaka– Cox's Bazar –Dhaka route and three daily flights on Dhaka- Chittagong –Dhaka route. [ 7 ]