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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.
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 Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate seized a drone and a taser from the Shah Amanat International Airport. [14] Moinul Khan, Director General of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate, in a press briefing accused Apan Jewellers of smuggling gold to evade custom duty on 23 May 2017. [15]
This is a list of airports in Bangladesh, grouped by type and sorted by location. All airports are operated and maintained by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism .
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.
On 24 February 2019, a Boeing 737-800 aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft was hijacked by a gunman inflight while en route to Dubai from Dhaka. The aircraft made an emergency landing at Shah Amanat International Airport, Chottogram. A lone gunman named Palash tried to hijack the aircraft.
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]
An Antonov An 124 parked in Shah Amanat International Airport. The Shah Amanat International Airport (IATA: CGP, ICAO: VGEG), located at South Patenga, serves as Chittagong's only airport. It is the second busiest airport in Bangladesh. The airport is capable of annually handling 1.5 million passengers and 6,000 tonnes of cargo. [176]