The New Nation - Internet Edition

A delegation of Air Sylhet Plc, a first airlines company on international air route established by the Bangladeshi expatriates in UK, held an opinion exchange meeting with the journalists on Wednesday December 5, 2007 in a local hotel in the capital. The meeting was conducted by Air Sylhet Bangladesh Representative and Dhaka. Post Editor Prof Omar Faruque and was presided over by the Air Sylhet Chairman Kabir Khan. The Managing Director of the company Kim 0' Neil, Vice Chairman Alhaj Shab Uddin, Finance Director Selim Uddin Aviation Expert and Pilot Captain PA Sabittoni and Abu Rufian Bablu replied to a volley of questions raised by the journalists.

It is mentionable that a six-member delegation of Air Sylhet led by its Chairman Kabir Khan arrived in Dhaka on December 2 from the UK. In reply to different questions, the UK. Air Sylhet delegation said, though there are some other airlines companies established by the Bangladeshi expatriates, in Air Sylhet is the first airlines to be operated on the int'l route. They said that this company would be more attentive to the community welfare than the profit making activities. Talking about the objective of their visit to Bangladesh), they said that they were visiting Bangladesh to hold discussion with all aviation related organizations and take effective measures to launch their direct flight operation to Dhaka and Sylhet from the UK.

The delegation members said they had, in the meantime, held meetings with the civil aviation chairman and the senior officers of national fuel organisations and the officers of Dhaka and Sylhet airports. They also held a meeting with the Managing Director of Bangladesh Biman and inspected Dhaka and Sylhet airports. They also observed the ground handling and catering facilities of their aircraft in the airports. Another objective of this visit is to make the people in Bangladesh aware of the introduction of this newly established airlines by the Bangladeshi expatriates in UK, they added.

Company Chairman Kabir Khan apprised that all the preparations have ialready been made final and within a short time Air Sylhet will fly in the sky, Inshallah. The primary route of Air Sylhet would be London-Luton-Sharjah-Sylhet-Dhaka, he said adding that subsequently they would operate their flights on other int'l routes. Air Sylhet has confirmed the operation of Bowing 767 from UK to Bangladesh, he informed.

At the end of their four-day busy scheduled visit to Bangladesh the delegation left for London on December. 6, 2007.