From an email I sent out to faculty and staff regarding problems with our domestic airline choices. Here's another peek into the joys of traveling in, around, and out of Bangladesh!
Dear friends ready to go somewhere,
Dear friends ready to go somewhere,
Every GMG flight that AUW guests have had in the past week from Dhaka-Chittagong/Chittagong-Dhaka has been delayed one to two hours (or more) due to "technical reasons." Meaning, most likely, that a plane is out of commission. GMG will call up a day or two before the flight and say "we're sorry, but there will be a delay." Sometimes they just call the night before and say "the flight is cancelled." At which point general panic, frustration, and yelling ensues.
How to avoid this?
If you need to fly domestically, I suggest using United. ...Although they're not much better! I just called to try get United flight info on flights from Dhaka to Kolkata, and they told me they don't have an updated schedule and that I should call back in a week to get it. So much for travel planning!
Finally, don't trust either United or GMG's online schedules--they are old and/or incorrect, and just plain frustrating to read. Call the airlines directly!
Best of luck to ya'all,
Summer
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