<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Thai AirAsia, a subsidiary of Malaysia-based AirAsia Aviation Group, has launched the Dhaka-Bangkok flight.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The inaugural flight from Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport landed at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Friday at midnight.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The airline will operate four weekly flights between Dhaka and Don Mueang.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The incoming flight carried several eminent passengers, including Thai AirAsia officials.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thai Air Asia CEO Santisuk Klongchaiya, Regional Commercial Head Tansita Akrarittipirom and its senior executives of corporate communications were part of the delegation.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thai AirAsia's inaugural flight launching ceremony was held at a Dhaka hotel Saturday.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Md Mahbub Ali, state minister for civil aviation and tourism, was the chief guest at the event.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh Chairman Air Vice Marshal M Maﬁdur Rahman, Thai Ambassador to Bangladesh Makawadee Sumitmor, Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Haznah Md Hashim, and Santisuk were also present.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thai Air Asia GSA, TAS Aviation Chairman KM Mozibul Hoque, Vice-Chairman and CEO Sheikh Mamunul Hoque, Managing Director Morsedul Alam Chaklader; directors Kazi Shah Muzakker Ahmadul Hoque, Md Atiqur Rahman Masud, Anwar Abedin Manik and other members of the company also joined the event.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">AirAsia, voted the world's best low-cost airline for 13 years in a row in Skytrax awards, has been operating 14 weekly flights between Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur since 2015. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>