Cabin crew cannot fly in 48 hours after vaccination

Dhaka: The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh has announced that cabin crew members will not be able to fly in 48 hours after receiving a vaccine for coronavirus.

To ensure flight safety, the aircrew must not fly within 48 hours after each dose of vaccination against Covid-19. This interval must be extended to 72 hours for aircrew members performing single crew operations, the aviation regulator said in a circular.

The directive was issued on April 6, signed by Group Captain M Zia UL Kabir, a member of Flight Standards and Regulations of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.