~story by Mikey Leung~

With three new airlines starting up in just the last year, the flight prices in Bangladesh should start falling from the sky like manna from heaven.

The newest airlines are:

• Best Air (aka Best Aviation)
• United Airways Bangladesh
• Royal Bengal Airlines

In our opinion, United Airways is the one to watch—they are coming with the newest routes and services, and also have the most steeply discounted fares at the current time. United Airways and Best Air have recently been given approval to begin international operations—competition really means the consumers will benefit, especially in a market that has yet to be tapped.

The country’s other operators, GMG Airlines and Biman Bangladesh, have been around for awhile, and have had no incentive to make their operations more efficient, until now. The government announced it would sell 49 percent of its stake in Biman, a move which has raised some questions among analysts.

From the consumer point of view, everybody in Bangladesh knows that flight prices are rather obscene if you want to get out of the country—tickets to BKK are well over $400 USD and even China Eastern charges $450 for a round trip to Kunming. Flights to Delhi are almost $500 USD. Competition needs to change this market, and it appears we are on the verge of that now. Exciting times to be involved in the Bangladesh tourism industry…

Tags: Airlines,Bangladesh,Competition,Flights,Prices
Categories: Travel, Uncategorized
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