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Supporters of AL MP create noisy scene at ZIA

By Staff Correspondent
A group of people accompanying an Awaml League MP allegedly created noisy scenes at the domestic lounge of the Zia International Airport (ZIA) yesterday when they went to see him and five others travelling to Chittagong by Bangladesh Biman. sources there alleged.
The trouble began when Bi-man's BG-117 flight was about to take-off at 11-55 am? Sultan Mohammad Mansur MP. a former DUCSU VP. and his five companions were scheduled to avail the flight. They arrived five minutes before the take-off time and demand that they be taken on the flight, the sources claimed.
But their request was turned down as Biman's traffic officials said, as per rules, one must board the plane at least 20 minute before the scheduled take-off.
It reportedly enraged the companions of the MP. They allegedly created a noisv scene
and some of them threatened the traffic controllers.
The uproar at the domestic lounge created panic among other passengers and officials of the Civil Aviation and Bi-man. the sources claimed.
Biman officials told Sultan Mohammad that he would be accommodated in the next flight in the evening. But the evening flight was delayed for sometime due to technical trouble which angered the group further. Sultan did not avail the evening flight as his programme at Chittagong was over by that time.
When contacted Sultan later told The Daily Star that while on way to the airport, he had requested the Biman officials twice by telephone so that he could avail the flight. He was assured by the Biman officials that he would be accommodated in the flight.
He said his check-in was completed and he was ready for boarding by 11-52 am. But he was not taken in despite their assurances. He later lodged a written complaint to the Biman management urging for investi-SUon Into the departure of the
}ht without him. He strongly uted any wrongdoing by his companions.
when contacted Managing Director of Biman, Air Commodore Raflqul Islam said, "an MP met me to give his observations about flight schedules." The MD, refused to give details and said, "I can't readily recall the name of the MP."
He said that Biman officials also informed him about yesterday's incident at the airport over some passengers' making delay in reaching the airport thereby missing a Chittagong-bound flight. 'The Biman flight left Dhaka as per schedule and those who reached late failed to avail the flight," he added.