Germany is now the third country after, Australia and the U.K., to ban direct cargo flights from Bangladesh, despite a costly new screening process at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The decision was made by the LBA, Germany\u2019s civil aviation authority, and was taken \u201cbecause of information provided by our law enforcement authority and intelligence services.\u201d Shipments from Bangladesh to Germany are now considered \u201chigh risk,\u201d the LBA said.
\nThe ban is in effect despite efforts by the Bangladeshi government to upgrade security systems and procedures. There are also indications that the U.K. was moving any closer towards lifting its restrictions. Last month, the British firm Redline Aviation Security Ltd. set up shop at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka to upgrade security systems and protocols at the airport.
\nGermany represents the second-largest ready-made garments (RMG) destination in the common market for Bangladesh, valued at approximately US$4.75 billion, annually. This sartorial cargo makes up 95 percent of the country\u2019s exports to Germany. Now, according to an unnamed official from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) quoted in the Daily Star, all air cargo from Bangladesh bound for Germany will have to be rescreened at a third country before entering Germany. The new restrictions, the CAAB source added, will drive up costs and make Bangladesh a less competitive location overall.
\nAccording to Seabury Group’s cargo and global trade database information, fashion-related air shipments from Bangladesh, prior to the latest announcement, were forecast to exceed 13,200 tonnes in 2016. Forecasts, according the database, were for the market to rise to 13,900 tonnes for 2017, 14,600 tonnes for 2018 and 15,300 tonnes for 2019.
\nThe news is likely to raise questions about the efficacy of hiring Redline Aviation Security and the broader government response to airport security. Given the importance of RMG exports to the national economy, this latest ban is sure to ratchet up pressure on the government to act.
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