| GMG Airlines | ||
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| IATA Z5 |
ICAO GMG |
Callsign GMG |
| Founded | 1998 | |
| Hubs | Zia International Airport | |
| Focus cities | Dhaka | |
| Frequent flyer program | Golden Deer Club | |
| Fleet size | 6 (6 more on order) | |
| Destinations | 11 (19) | |
| Parent company | GMG Group | |
| Company slogan | First Class All the Way | |
| Headquarters | Dhaka | |
| Key people | Abdus Sattar (Chairman) Shahab Sattar (MD) | |
| Website: www.gmgairlines.com | ||
GMG Airlines is an airline based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the GMG Group of Companies, it is Bangladesh's largest and leading private airline operating domestic, regional, and international services. Its main bases are Zia International Airport, Dhaka, and Shah Amanat International Airport, Chittagong.[1]
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History
The airline was established in 1997 and started operations on 6 April 1998. It is wholly owned by the industrial conglomerate GMG Group. It began with domestic operations and launched international services on 8 September 2004, with a service from Chittagong to Kolkata. GMG began regular flights to Bangkok, Delhi, and Kathmandu on October 20, 2006. It started services to Kuala Lumpur on 24 January 2007. GMG's current international destinations are Kolkata, Delhi, Kathmandu, Bangkok, and Kuala Lumpur. The airline is scheduled to start operations to Dubai on January 7th 2008, Singapore, Kuwait, Muscat, and Karachi in May 2008, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dammam, Riyadh, and Jeddah in December 2008, and make its European debut with flights to London Heathrow and Milan in the 1st Quarter of 2009. GMG is the first and only private airline in Bangladesh to fly overseas and upon its rapidly ongoing fleet expansion, it is expected to surpass state-owned Biman in fleet size.
Destinations
GMG Airlines operates services to the following destinations:[2]
- Barisal (Barisal Airport))
- Chittagong (Shah Amanat International Airport)
- Cox's Bazar (Cox's Bazar Airport)
- Dhaka (Zia International Airport)
- Jessore (Jessore Airport)
- Sylhet (Osmani International Airport)
- India
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Karachi (Jinnah International Airport) [begins May 2008]
- China
- Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport) [begins 2nd Quarter 2008]
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Singapore (Singapore Changi Airport) [begins May 2008]
- Thailand
- Kuwait
- Kuwait (Kuwait International Airport) [begins May 2008]
- Oman
- Muscat (Seeb International Airport) [begins May 2008]
- Qatar
- Doha (Doha International Airport) [begins December 2008]
- Saudi Arabia
- Dammam (King Fahd International Airport) [begins December 2008]
- Jeddah (King Abdulaziz International Airport) [begins December 2008]
- Riyadh (King Khalid International Airport) [begins December 2008]
- United Arab Emirates
- Dubai (Dubai International Airport) [Begins February 1st 2008]
- Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi International Airport) [begins December 2008]
- Italy
- Milan (Malpensa International Airport) [begins 1st Quarter 2009]
- United Kingdom
- London (London Heathrow Airport) [begins 1st Quarter 2009]
Fleet (6 + 6 orders)
The GMG Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of November 2007):[1] :
- First Class is Offered Only On Selected Routes.
Livery
The main body of the planes are white. The belly, and a small bit of the side are blue with yellow stripes. The tail is dark blue with the emblem of the Golden Deer.
External links
References
- ^ a b Flight International 3 April 2007
- ^ GMG Airlines Summer 2007 Schedule and Fare Chart. GMG Airlines. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
- ^ http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/aviation_story.php?recordID=1246
- ^ http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/aviation_story.php?recordID=1246
- ^ http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/aviation_story.php?recordID=1246
- ^ http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/aviation_story.php?recordID=1246
| Type | Total | Routes | Notes |
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| Boeing 747-300 | (1 on order) | International | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 1 (1 more on order) | International | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | (2 on order) | International | |
| Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 | 1 | Domestic | S2-AAA |
| Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 | 2 | Domestic | S2-ACT, S2-ADX |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 2 (2 more on order) | International | S2-ADM, S2-ADO |
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