With only two days left to Eid-ul-Azha, domestic tickets of almost all airlines, including Biman Bangladesh, have been sold out.
When inquired, airline companies yesterday said they had added extra flights considering the demand of home-bound passengers but tickets to those flights were also sold out.
Airlines sources said nearly all tickets from Dhaka to Sylhet, Jessore, Rajshahi, Syedpur, Barisal and Chittagong for September 23 and 24 have been sold out.
A Biman Bangladesh high-up, seeking anonymity, said all domestic air tickets from Dhaka to different parts of the country have already been sold out. “Biman had introduced four extra flights from Dhaka on the Jessore, Rajshahi, Syedpur and Barisal routes, but the demand was not met as they are asking for more flights. We do not have enough facility to increase flights,” he said.
Deputy General Manager Kamrul Islam of United Airways described a similar situation and said all tickets have been sold out.
The same scenario was found talking to US-Bangla Air officials. However, they said the company is planning to add extra flights on the Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar and Barisal routes to ease the hassle of home-bound passengers.
Novo Air Marketing and Sales Manager Mahfuzul Alam said tickets for most routes have been sold out but few tickets are still available.