Hope in Bangladesh

Welcome to MAF International

MAF has been involved in Bangladesh since the 1980s, assisting with medical evacuations and humanitarian relief flights and, from 1997, operating charter and shuttle flights with an amphibious Cessna Caravan which was able to use remote water-landing sites.

However, a decision has been taken to close MAF's programme in Bangladesh due to declining utilisation of the service by customers following significant growth in transport infrastructure in the country over the past couple of decades.

The most important development was the construction of the Padma Bridge, a six-kilometre, two-storey bridge for rail and road transport, which opened to traffic on 25 June 2022. The bridge will significantly reduce overland travel time to the 21 southern districts, many of which MAF was serving with the twice-weekly Southern Shuttle. We celebrate with the people of Bangladesh the progress that has been made and are truly glad for the dramatic difference that this will make for the southern region.

MAF International values the wise use of resources and seeks to carefully balance the benefits of investments with the costs involved. Closure of the Bangladesh programme will release resources to invest in new opportunities where we can make a more significant difference.