The government has decided to suspend the gazette that declared Cox’s Bazar Airport as an international airport, an official has confirmed.

Group Captain Md Nur-e-Alam, president of the Cox’s Bazar Airport International Flight Committee, told reporters on Friday that an official circular regarding the suspension will be issued on Sunday.

On October 12, the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism issued a gazette notification declaring Cox’s Bazar Airport an international airport. However, construction of the airport’s new terminal building — covering about 11,000 square feet — remains incomplete.

Sources at the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) said the necessary infrastructure and facilities required for international flight operations are yet to be fully prepared. Moreover, no foreign airline has so far confirmed plans to operate flights from the coastal airport.

Earlier this month, Sk Bashir Uddin, adviser to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, had announced that international flights from Cox’s Bazar would begin soon, starting with a single route and gradually expanding to other destinations.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines had initially planned to operate one weekly flight on the Cox’s Bazar–Dhaka–Kolkata–Cox’s Bazar route, with the possibility of increasing frequency based on passenger demand.