A non-scheduled Sri Lankan Airlines flight left Dhaka for Australia on Wednesday with 182 Australians and their families on board.
The flight also carried two New Zealand citizens who will transit Australia to New Zealand, reports UNB.
The Australian High Commission in Dhaka arranged the third flight to help the Australian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate families return home.
Since April 16, some 700 Australians have returned home with the assistance of the high commission.
At the airport, Australian High Commissioner Jeremy Bruer saw the departing passengers off. A number of high commission staff assisted to ensure the process went smoothly.
“We’ve been doing everything we can to help the Australians return home as the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic continue to be felt around the world,” Bruer said.
"We’re grateful for the generous assistance provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, local law enforcement agencies and airport officials,” he said, adding that they were also grateful to Sri Lankan Airlines for helping them arrange this third flight.
Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, the Australian government has helped over 23,000
Australians to return home from different countries, including from cruise ships and by using one-off arrangements with commercial airlines.