The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Some take air journey for comfort while some for speed. But one will hardly enjoy the journey when he or she takes flight in local airlines like GMG for its frequent flight cancellations.

"These days we cannot depend on GMG Airlines for its frequent flight cancellations, no matter whether it is domestic or international ones, let alone the theft of luggage," an aggrieved passenger told UNB.

According to sources at Zia International Airport (ZIA), GMG flights to Dubai from Dhaka were cancelled for five times in March alone while once in February last, causing sufferings to its passengers. The GMG Airlines, the country's first private airliner, started operating its flights on Dhaka-Dubai route on February 1 this year. The passengers, mostly workers, face serious difficulties due to the cancellation of its flights to Dubai because they have to reach their destinations in time to join their jobs.

"We hardly make mistakes in confirming and reconfirming our journey so that we can join our jobs in time. But GMG cannot maintain its flight schedules, putting us into trouble. In Bangladesh we can convince our local employers for any unintentional delay, but it's very difficult to do that abroad," said another aggrieved GMG passenger of Noakhali.

He also said he had confirmed his journey in GMG Airlines so he can reach his destination in time. "I thought a private airliner cannot act like Biman Bangladesh Airlines does.

But GMG frustrated metThank God I had two days in hand to join my job, or else, I would have lost it," he said.