Air ambulance to transfer Khaleda expected in Dhaka on Tuesday
The air ambulance, arranged by Qatar, to transfer ailing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to London is expected to arrive in Dhaka on Tuesday.According to sources at the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), a German aviation company, FAI Aviation Group, applied through a third party earlier today for a flight schedule to land in Dhaka on December 9 and depart for London on December 10.The CAAB has forwarded the request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for necessary approval, an official o...
The air ambulance, arranged by Qatar, to transfer ailing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to London is expected to arrive in Dhaka on Tuesday.
According to sources at the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), a German aviation company, FAI Aviation Group, applied through a third party earlier today for a flight schedule to land in Dhaka on December 9 and depart for London on December 10.
The CAAB has forwarded the request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for necessary approval, an official of CAAB said.
The Qatar government rented the aircraft from FAI Aviation Group after opting for a replacement air ambulance for Khaleda Zia's medical evacuation.
The aircraft designated for the mission is a Bombardier Challenger 604 (CL60), widely used for long-range medical evacuation and operated by Germany's leading provider of air-ambulance and mission-critical aviation services.
The Challenger 604 is known for its strong transcontinental capability, making it suitable for a Dhaka-London medical transfer, according to Caab sources.
Further arrangements will proceed upon final government approval of the flight schedule.