104 Bangladeshi passengers deported by Dubai airport authorities; Flydubai at fault

Dubai airport authorities have deported 104 Bangladeshi passengers -- mostly migrant workers -- on October 11 as Flydubai, a government-owned budget airline, carried them to UAE without following the country's immigration policy.

After hearing in presence of the passengers and Flydubai authorities on October 11, the Magistrate's Court at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport directed the airline authorities in Dhaka to return the ticket price and Tk 3,500 as compensation to each passenger by October 18, Magistrates All Airport of Bangladesh said in a facebook post.

The airline authority has made a written commitment to comply with the order.

Of the 104 passengers, 51 flew from Dhaka and 53 from Chattogram airport to Dubai by two flights of Flydubai on October 9, sources at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport said.

The Bangladeshi passengers were willing to travel by road from Dubai to Al Ain, a city in the eastern region of UAE, and Abu Dhabi.

Based on the complaints of the returning passengers, an investigation of the Magistrate Court at HSIA found that the negligence of Flydubai was responsible for deportation.

Passengers would not have been able to board the Dubai-bound flight if the airline authorities followed UAE's immigration policy properly.

Aviation Security (AVSEC), Airport APBN and expatriate welfare desk at the HSIA assisted the magistrate court during the hearing.