Ticket Prices from Dhaka and Chattogram to Dubai Exceed One Lakh, Increasing Hardship for Expats

Staff Reporter | PNN

The price of airline tickets from Dhaka and Chattogram to Dubai on Middle East routes has suddenly surged, crossing the one lakh Taka mark. Tickets that were once available for 20,000–35,000 Taka are now unaffordable for many expatriates.

Direct flights are available from Dhaka, Chattogram, and Sylhet airports to Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah. However, the current ticket prices are far higher than the monthly earnings of expatriates, causing frustration and anger among them.

While return tickets from Dubai to Dhaka remain in the range of 21,000–23,000 Taka, one-way tickets from Dhaka to Dubai have reached sky-high levels. Expats have complained that a syndicate is arbitrarily increasing ticket prices, and there is no regulatory control over this.

Experts suggest that the situation needs immediate oversight by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) and the Competition Commission; otherwise, it could worsen the hardship of expatriates and negatively affect remittance flows.