An additional 5 charter flights will bring home more than 1,250 British travellers to the UK from Bangladesh.
This brings the total number of special charter flights organised by the UK Government from Bangladesh to nine. Once completed, they will have brought back more than 2,100 British travellers in total.
Four in-country connecting flights between Sylhet and Dhaka are also taking place. These will run on 29 April and 1, 5, and 7 May.
Foreign Office Minister of State, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon said “This weekend, a total of 850 British travellers are due to return to the UK from Bangladesh on the first phase of our special chartered flights. I’m pleased we have now announced five additional flights which will enable over a thousand more Brits to come back home”.
“Our teams in Bangladesh and the UK continue to work around the clock to support British nationals during this difficult time and get them home safely” he added.
Since the coronavirus outbreak began, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has worked consistently with governments, air carriers and travel companies to minimise disruption and help British travellers return home safely – supported with £75 million for special charter flights to priority countries, focused on helping the most vulnerable people.
