Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat said the government is considering further reductions in Biman Bangladesh Airlines fares as the carrier expands routes and raises revenue. He made the remarks on Sunday in parliament while answering a supplementary question from ruling-party reserved-seat lawmaker Helen Jerin Khan, during a sitting chaired by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram.
The minister said Biman initially charged Hajj pilgrims about Tk200,000, before the interim government reduced the fare to about Tk165,000. For the previous Hajj, the maximum airfare had been calculated at Tk154,000, while this year it was reduced to Tk130,000 through dynamic pricing. Decisions on further cuts will consider aircraft purchase plans and the reopening or full operation of routes.
Responding to opposition lawmaker Mohammad Mujibur Rahman on domestic fares, Millat said the actual Dhaka-Chattogram fare is about Tk6,400, not Tk12,000, excluding roughly 15% tax and other applicable charges. He said the government has taken measures against price manipulation and black marketing near departure times so passengers can buy tickets at government-set prices.
বেসামরিক বিমান পরিবহন ও পর্যটন মন্ত্রী এম রশিদুজ্জামান মিল্লাত বলেছেন, বিমান বাংলাদেশ এয়ারলাইন্সের রুট সম্প্রসারণ ও আয় বাড়ার সঙ্গে সঙ্গে সরকার ভবিষ্যতে বিমান ভাড়া আরো কমানোর বিষয়টিও বিবেচনা করছে। রোববার জাতীয় সংসদে সংরক্ষিত মহিলা আসনের সরকারি দ
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