According to the Pakistan Airport Authority (PAA), the Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight (BG-341) from Dhaka to Karachi reached on Thursday evening. “This is the first flight from Dhaka which landed at Jinnah International Airport after 14 years,” it said in a statement. After landing at Karachi airport, the Biman Airlines flight was welcomed with a traditional water salute. “A new chapter in Pakistan-Bangladesh friendship — air connectivity restored after 14 years, marked by a high-level reception ceremony at Karachi Airport,” the PAA added. The development comes amid growing bonhomie between Bangladesh and Pakistan after prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted following massive student-led protests in Bangladesh on August 5, 2024.