Launching of direct flights by Egypt Air’s between Bangladesh and Egypt, a press release said on Monday. The inaugural flight (MS-970) operated by Boeing 787-900 (Dreamliner) landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Dhaka at 7:00 pm. The flight was welcomed with a water cannon salute on the runway. The return flight (MS-971) left Dhaka for Cairo at 8:30 pm.
State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md. Mahbub Ali MP attended the ceremony, organized at HSIA to celebrate the inaugural flight of Egypt Air, as the chief guest. Captain Ihab Al Tahtaway, Chief Executive Officer of Egypt Air, Md. Mokammel Hossain, Secretary, MoCAT, Air Vice Marshal M. Mafidur Rahman, Chairman, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, Amr Adawy, Vice President Commercial, Egypt Air, Syed Ali Samy, Chief Executive Officer and Farhad Hossain, COO of ALO Dhaka Aviation, GSA of Egypt Air were present among others on the occasion.
