An additional 5 charter flights will bring home more than 1,250 British travellers to the UK from Bangladesh.
This brings the total number of special charter flights organised by the UK Government from Bangladesh to nine. Once completed, they will have brought back more than 2,100 British travellers in total.
Four in-country connecting flights between Sylhet and Dhaka are also taking place. These will run on 29 April and 1, 5, and 7 May.
Given the number of people who have already registered for a flight, the majority of seats are likely to be allocated to people who are already on waitlists, having registered via the CTM website.
To register interest in a future flight, and for more information, British travellers should visit the travel advice pages for Bangladesh.
Tickets will cost £600
Demand for flights has been high and seats are likely to be allocated to those on existing waitlists, having previously registered via the Government’s online booking portal – CTM