UK bars cargo on direct flights from Dhaka

The UK government will not allow cargo on direct flights from Dhaka until further notice.

News Deskbdnews24.com
Published : 9 March 2016, 09:11 AM
Updated : 9 March 2016, 10:23 AM

In a web post dated Mar 8, it said that their recent assessments of the Shahjajal International Airport found some international security requirements were not being met.

“Airlines carrying cargo between Bangladesh and the UK on indirect routes are being asked to ensure it is re-screened before its final leg into the UK,” reads the post.

It said that the move was part of ‘a set of interim measures’.

The post also said that the UK was working with Bangladesh to support it in improving standards for ‘all aspects of aviation security’.