Bangladesh High Commission London arranges 2nd special repatriation flight on 13 June to take back home stranded Bangladeshis from UK

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Londonঃ At the request of Bangladesh High Commission London, the Government of Bangladesh has arranged the 2nd special repatriation flight to take home Bangladeshi citizens who have been stranded in the United Kingdom due to the suspension of international flights between Dhaka and London in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The special repatriation flight will depart from terminal-2 of London Heathrow Airport at 10 am on Saturday, 13 June 2020.

“At the request of Bangladesh High Commission, the special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, which was originally scheduled for Dhaka to Rome on 12 June 2020, will be re-routed to London on her way back to Bangladesh to take home Bangladeshi citizens stranded in the United Kingdom,” said Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Saida Muna Tasneem.

The High Commissioner called upon all Bangladeshi citizens stranded in the UK and willing to return to Bangladesh to urgently register with the High Commission to secure their seats.

Only the passengers registered with the High Commission can travel in this special flight. The link for the registration is https://forms.gle/qFXRvriFCLUUVV857 . The passengers should also have valid Bangladeshi passports, NVR or valid visa and coronavirus negative medical certificate for travelling to Bangladesh. Bangladesh nationals will be issued the required medical certificate by the High Commission after registration. It is noted that ‘on arrival visa’ is not available at the airport due to Covid-19 pandemic.

For any further query on the repatriation flight, all concerned may contact the High Commission’s following telephone numbers: +447459755457, +447438429939 and emails: mahfuza.sultana@mofa.gov.bd and monirul.hoque@mofa.gov.bd.

The seats of the special flight (BG 4106) will be allocated maintaining social distancing. The one-way ticket prices including all taxes are fixed at for economy class GBP 600 (adult), GBP-550 (child), GBP 150 (infant) and for business class GBP 1435 (adult), GBP-1315 (child), GBP 360 (infant). The baggage allowance for economy class passenger is 40 kgs (two bags) and business class is 50 (two bags).

The tickets will be issued after payment of the fare through bank transfer to the designated bank account of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. The bank account are: Habib Bank – account number 70024935, Sort code 609511 (for UK transfer) and Standard Chartered Bank- account number 01270251701, IBAN: GB74 SCBL 6091 0412 7025 17, SWIFT: SCBLGB2L (for international transfer only).

Bangladesh High Commission London is working in close coordination with Biman Bangladesh Airlines, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK Home Office, UK Border Agency and London Heathrow Airport Authorities to facilitate the smooth repatriation of the Bangladeshis stranded in the UK.

Earlier, High Commissioner Saida Muna Tasneem in close coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh and Bangladesh Air Force (BAF), arranged the 1st repatriation flight on 10 May 2020 and successfully facilitated repatriation of over 100 stranded Bangladesh citizens to Bangladesh.