Bangladesh Biman Bangladesh Airlines Pilot crisis in corona infection//TOP

Pilot crisis in corona infection

One pilot and cabin crew of Biman Bangladesh Airlines are reported to have been attacked by Corona.As a result, there are occasional flight cancellations and delays in pilot-crisis.Relevant sources say the pilots have to work extra hours in this situation. Even then the situation is not going to be handled. Again, despite taking risks, they are not getting the recognition of front-line workers in Corona. If you are infected with corona, you have to treat it at your own expense.According to aviation sources, a total of 56 pilots were infected with corona in January. And 60 cabin crew were affected. As a result, the pilots could not make a monthly flight schedule in February. The number of flights also had to be cut. Among the victims were Boeing 8 Dreamliner pilots and cabin crew.According to Bangladesh Airlines Pilots Association (BAPA) sources, there are 21 aircraft in the fleet. In contrast, the pilot needs 201 people. But there are 158 pilots. Of these, 56 were infected last month. As a result, the pilot crisis is widespread.According to the employment contract, the working hours of a pilot per month are 60 hours on domestic flights and 75 hours on international flights. The first pilot of the aircraft on condition of anonymityAloke said that in the current situation, many people have to fly extra 5 to 10 hours. Even so, owning one is still beyond the reach of the average person.To give an example, the pilot said that a flight was scheduled to depart from Dammam, Saudi Arabia on January 29 at 7:30 pm. But the flight could not leave on time due to pilot crisis. Later the pilot of another flight was brought and the flight to Dammam was sent around 11 pm.A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines is scheduled to arrive in the country from Nepal on February 8 at 11 am. But it had to be canceled as the pilot was not available. Later, the passengers of that flight came to the country on another airline flight. Arifur Rahman, a passenger on the canceled flight, told Prothom Alo: Due to this the flight was canceled. Later I bought a ticket for Himalayan Airlines and came back to the country. 'A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines is scheduled to arrive in the country from Nepal on February 8 at 11 am. But it had to be canceled as the pilot was not available. Later, the passengers of that flight came to the country on another airline flight. Arifur Rahman, a passenger on the canceled flight, told Prothom Alo: Due to this the flight was canceled. Later I bought a ticket for Himalayan Airlines and came back to the country. 'A senior pilot, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Prothom Alo: Family members are being affected by Corona. We have no recognition even if we work face to face in such a situation. 'According to the data available from the Flight Operations Division of Biman till February 2, 56 pilots of Biman were affected by Corona in January. As of February 2, 19 people had recovered.Then on 12 February, another source in the airline said that there were 26 captains, 22 first officers and 50 pilots for the Boeing-8 (Dreamliner) aircraft alone. 35 of them were infected with corona. Many have recovered. 7 people have not fully recovered yet.