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GMG Airlines
IATA Code
ICAO Code
IATA Prefix
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Z5
GMG
009
 

GMG Airlines Boeing 767-3Q8 ER
GMG Airlines
ABC House, 9th Fl.
8 Kemel Ataturk Ave
Dhaka 1213
BANGLADESH

Tel.: +880 2 882 5845
Fax: +880 2 886 0936
SITA:
Email: gmgair@gmggroup.com
Website: www.gmgairlines.com

Type: Scheduled, charter, international, domestic, pax
Owner: GMG Group (100%)
Base: Dhaka Zia International (DAC)
Hubs: -
Start of ops: April 1998
GMG Airlines operates this equipment: Executives:
  • 2 x Boeing 767-300
  • 2 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q300
  • 1 x Bombardier Dash 8 Q100
  • 3 x McDonnell Douglas DC-9-80
CEO: Christian Heinzmann
CFO: Michael Moriarty
Managing Director: Sahab sattar
Director Engineering: Varghese Samuel
Head of Marketing & Communications: Asif Ahmed
Head of Corporate Affairs: Asif Choudhury
General Manager Corporate Planning: Mathew Tamaray

GMG Airlines is an airline based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the GMG Group of Companies, it is Bangladesh's largest and leading private airline, operating domestic, regional, and international services. Its main bases are Zia International Airport, Dhaka, and Shah Amanat International Airport, Chittagong. On June 17 2009, Beximco Group bought a 50% stake in GMG Airlines.
The airline was established in 1997 and started operations on 6 April 1998. It began with domestic operations and launched international services on 8 September 2004, with a service from Chittagong to Kolkata. GMG began regular flights to Bangkok, Delhi, and Kathmandu on October 20, 2006. It started services to Kuala Lumpur on 24 January 2007. The airline started its operation to the Middle East with daily flights to Dubai on 1 February 2008.

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