The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Some 2,000 passengers of GMG Airlines got stranded as its Dubai-bound airplane Boeing 747 was grounded for "technical maintenance" at Zia International Airport.

GMG spokesman ATM Nazrul Islam told UNB that it seemed the Boeing 747 would need technical maintenance after few more days as it was taken under FCMI or Wet leasing. "So, the flight schedules were given… But, the technical maintenance is needed now and it will take six days."

To mitigate the problem of the stranded passengers, Islam said, the GMG authority sorted out them in three categories: emergency, less emergency and normal.

"The passengers under emergency category will be carried to their destination through different airliners," he said.

The passengers of less-emergency category would be kept in hotel and also be carried out to their destination after two or three days.

And the normal passengers, the GMG spokesman said, were asked to take refund of their ticket money if they want. "Or they can leave their addresses to us so that we can call them when the flight schedule is readjusted," he said.

Those who would like to take the readjusted flight were also offered transportation cost in cash for coming to the capital and again going back home.