Raipur: The crisis for United Bangladesh Flight stranded at Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur since over one year and 24 days, seems to continue for the time-being as Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh is yet to give airworthiness certificate to the said plane. However, Director General of Civil Aviation has already given its permission to fly back the plane to Bangladesh.
Talking to The Hitavada, Santosh Dhoke, Airport Director, Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur informed that the United Bangladesh plane is likely to stranded here for indefinite period till it gets airworthiness certificate from Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh. He said despite permission had been granted by DGCA, the plane cannot takeoff till it gets airworthiness certificate from its home authority. He however informed that the left port MD-83 (Mc Donnell Douglas) type jet engine has been installed and all necessary check-ups have been made.
Dhoke further informed that, the parking charges meanwhile for the United Bangladesh Airlines plane stranded here since over a year has reached to staggering Rs 30 lakh approximately at Rs 4000 per day. He further informed that during recent interactions with authorities of United Bangladesh, they had informed that they are doing their best to procure the airworthiness certificate from Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh at the earliest.
It is worth mentioning here that a Muscat-bound United Bangladesh flight, with 164 passengers and 8 aircraft crew on-board, was forced to make an emergency landing at Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur on August 7, 2015, after it developed some major mechanical snag, reported to be blockage in supply of turbine fuel to one its jet engines. Later the 164 passengers and 8 aircraft crew on-board of the Muscat-bound United Bangladesh flight were sent back to Dhaka after 24 hours, by a another United Bangladesh MD-80 180 seater aircraft, which had reached Raipur to take them back to Dhaka.
01/08/16 Hitavada
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Talking to The Hitavada, Santosh Dhoke, Airport Director, Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur informed that the United Bangladesh plane is likely to stranded here for indefinite period till it gets airworthiness certificate from Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh. He said despite permission had been granted by DGCA, the plane cannot takeoff till it gets airworthiness certificate from its home authority. He however informed that the left port MD-83 (Mc Donnell Douglas) type jet engine has been installed and all necessary check-ups have been made.
Dhoke further informed that, the parking charges meanwhile for the United Bangladesh Airlines plane stranded here since over a year has reached to staggering Rs 30 lakh approximately at Rs 4000 per day. He further informed that during recent interactions with authorities of United Bangladesh, they had informed that they are doing their best to procure the airworthiness certificate from Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh at the earliest.
It is worth mentioning here that a Muscat-bound United Bangladesh flight, with 164 passengers and 8 aircraft crew on-board, was forced to make an emergency landing at Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur on August 7, 2015, after it developed some major mechanical snag, reported to be blockage in supply of turbine fuel to one its jet engines. Later the 164 passengers and 8 aircraft crew on-board of the Muscat-bound United Bangladesh flight were sent back to Dhaka after 24 hours, by a another United Bangladesh MD-80 180 seater aircraft, which had reached Raipur to take them back to Dhaka.
01/08/16 Hitavada
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