Flight operations at Sylhet's MAG Osmani International Airport will resume soon, said State Minister for Civil Aviation M Mahbub Ali on Monday.
“If there is no more rain and the flood situation will remain static, then the flight operation at the airport will resume soon. The decision will be taken to operate flights at Sylhet airport considering the safety of the passengers and aircraft latteness,” he said.
Mahbub revealed this information while talking to the reporters when visiting the airport.
He also visited the approach area, runway and terminal of the airport.
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The street lights of the approach area of the airport are out of order now and that’s why the flight operation remained suspended, he said.
Already a team of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh has inspected the airport area, he added.
Flight Operation at Sylhet's MAG Osmani International Airport has been suspended since June 17 due to the deteriorating flood situation in the region.