Tourism
Elaf Group renews its strategic partnership with Biman Bangladesh Airlines
To sustain its 16-year partnership with Biman Airlines, Elaf Group has recently revived their contract and can continue to function as the official General Sales Agent (GSA) of Biman Airlines within the western region of Saudi Arabia. The celebrations began with Elaf Group and Biman Airlines collectively introducing Bimans brand new aircraft, the B787 Dreamliner to its valued trade partners at Moven pick Hotel in the holy city of Madinah on 26 October 2019. The craft seats twenty four passengers in business category and 247 passengers in economy category in operation on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, in alternate words four days per week, Biman provides its passengers a convenient possibilities of 3 direct flights to Dhaka and one to Chittagong with great connections to Kualalumpur, Bangkok, Kathmandu and many more.
The achievements incontestable Biman Airlines and Elaf Group commitment to fulfil the growing demand of passengers from each country, according to Ziad Ahmed Bin Mahfouz, Chief Executive Officer of Elaf Group. Bin Mahfouz supplemental that the four times a week schedule also will support the growing number of pilgrims going to Saudi Arabia from Bangladesh. The Kingdom continues to expertice an remarkable growth in flight and hotel bookings ensuring the governments decision to ease the visa procedure, that falls in line with Saudi Arabias Vision of 2030.
Bin Mahfouz added: All travelers who wish to take advantage of our new flights may call our new offices to book and buy their tickets. Elaf Group serves as Bimans General Sales Agent (GSA) and oversees marketing, operations and reservations. We have a tendency to reaffirm our commitment to work more closely with Biman Bangladesh Airlines within the efforts to deliver world class services and provide full assistance to visiting pilgrims from Bangladesh
Both Biman Airlines and Elaf Group marked Monday 28 October 2019 as a major calendar date, highlighting two major announcements. The primary is the graceful presence of Vice President, Majed Kaki at Elaf Travel & Tourism, to inaugurate Biman Airlines workplace settled at Sultana Business Centre in the holy city of Madinah. The second is Biman Airlines operating its first scheduled flight from Bangladesh to Madinah Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport and back.
The first passenger that landed at Madinah Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport was greeted by officers of Taiba Airport, General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) dignitaries, as well Majed Kaki (Vice President of Elaf Travel & Tourism), Mohammed Abdulrahman (GSA Manager at Elaf Group), Abdullah Ghamdi (Government Relations Manager at Elaf Group), Nasim Ahmed (Biman Regional Manager-Madinah Branch) and Mahbubur Rahman (Biman Station Manager at Madinah Airport).
Elaf Group continues to unfold its wings and as a result serves as the official GSA for Greece Aegean Airlines, Brunei Darussalam Royal Brunei Airlines and Afghanistan Ariana Afghanistan Airlines.