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AVIATION REPORT

Private sector airline GMG has announced to start its flight between Dhaka and Karachi from mid August 2008.

Addressing a press conference at Travel Agent Polani Group of International in Karachi, Pakistan, Executive Director GMG Airline for Middle East and African Region, Varendra Natyal and Country Manager for Pakistan Misbahuddin Mehmood said that the airline would also provide cargo facility to customers.

They said that the airline would start its service to Karachi via Delhi. They said that GMG is a well-known international private airline of Bangladesh, operating its services between four Saarc countries and Dubai since 2004.

They said that the company has decided to start its service for Karachi via Delhi seeing increasing traffic and bright prospect of business. The company also intends to start its service up to Lahore soon, they added. Initially the airline will start three flights per week. They company has 7 most modern MD 82, MD 83 and 67 Boeing aircraft.

The company will also establish its office in Karachi. They said that the company has appointed Travel Agent Polani Group of International as its agent in Pakistan.