[Flight International 3 April 2007] ] History
The airline was established in 1997 and started operations on 6 April 1998. It is wholly owned by the industrial conglomerate GMG Group. 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 1st February 2008. GMG's current international destinations are Kolkata, Delhi, Kathmandu, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Dubai. They've also mentioned that they are about launch passenger services to Singapore, Kuwait, Muscat, and Karachi in May 2008, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dammam, Riyadh, and Jeddah in December 2008, and make its European debut with flights to London and Milan in the 1st Quarter of 2009. GMG is the first private airline in Bangladesh to fly overseas. In addition to its current fleet comprising of Boeing 747s, Boeing 737-800, Boeing MD82s, and Dash 8s, GMG will be adding 2 Boeing 767-300ERs in June 2008 and 2 more Boeing MD-82s in April 2008. The airline has also announced it will soon be ordering Boeing 777s and Boeing 787 Dreamliners which are expected to be delivered by 2012.
Destinations
GMG Airlines currently operates services to the following destinations: [cite web |url=http://gmgairlines.com/scdlfare.html |title=GMG Airlines Summer 2007 Schedule and Fare Chart |publisher=GMG Airlines |accessdate=2007-06-12]
;Bangladesh
*Barisal (Barisal Airport))
*Chittagong (Shah Amanat International Airport)
*Cox's Bazar (Cox's Bazar Airport)
*Dhaka (Zia International Airport) HUB
*Jessore (Jessore Airport)
*Sylhet (Osmani International Airport)
;South Asia [ [http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/aviation_story.php?recordID=1246 The Bangladesh Monitor - A Travel Trade Journal on Aviation, Tourism, Cargo-Shipping, Hotel-Restaurant and Bank-Commerce in Bangladesh ] ]
*India
**Kolkata (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport)
**New Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport)
*Nepal
**Kathmandu (Tribhuvan International Airport);Southeast Asia [ [http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/aviation_story.php?recordID=1246 The Bangladesh Monitor - A Travel Trade Journal on Aviation, Tourism, Cargo-Shipping, Hotel-Restaurant and Bank-Commerce in Bangladesh ] ]
*Malaysia
**Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur International Airport)
*Thailand
**Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport)
;Middle East [ [http://www.bangladeshmonitor.net/aviation_story.php?recordID=1246 The Bangladesh Monitor - A Travel Trade Journal on Aviation, Tourism, Cargo-Shipping, Hotel-Restaurant and Bank-Commerce in Bangladesh ] ]
*United Arab Emirates
**Dubai (Dubai International Airport)
GMG Airlines is also seeking permission to begin operations to the following destinations:
*Asia
**Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport) [begins 2nd Quarter 2008]
**Singapore (Singapore Changi Airport)
**Colombo (Bandaranaike International Airport)
**Chennai (Chennai International Airport) [begins December 2008]
**Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport)
**Male (Male International Airport)
**Karachi (Jinnah International Airport) [begins winter 2008]
*Middle East
**Muscat (Seeb International Airport)
**Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi International Airport)
**Doha (Doha International Airport) [begins December 2008]
**Dammam (King Fahd International Airport) [begins December 2008]
**Riyadh (King Khalid International Airport) [begins December 2008]
**Jeddah (King Abdulaziz International Airport) [begins December 2008]
**Kuwait (Kuwait International Airport)
All proposed dates are tentative as they are subject to appropriate international clearances and aircraft equipment capabilities.
Livery
The main body of the planes are white. The belly, and a small bit of the side are blue with yellow stripes. The tail is dark blue with the emblem of the Golden Deer.
Fleet
The GMG Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of February 2008):
Update
GMG airlines is no longer planning to bring in 2 767-300. The single 747-300 they operated has been returned to Air Atlanta Icelandic.
The 777 and 787 are still planned for but nothing concrete.
References
External links
* [http://www.gmgairlines.com GMG Airlines]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=Z5&al_op=1 GMG Airlines Fleet]
