The air ambulance arranged to transfer ailing former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to London is expected to arrive in Dhaka on Tuesday, pending government clearance.

According to a highly placed official of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), a German aviation company, FAI Aviation Group, applied through a third party earlier today for a flight schedule to land in Dhaka on December 9 and depart for London on December 10.

The CAAB has forwarded the request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for necessary approval, the official confirmed.

The Qatar government has rented the aircraft from FAI Aviation Group after opting for a replacement air ambulance for Khaleda Zia’s medical evacuation.

The aircraft designated for the mission is a Bombardier Challenger 604 (CL60), widely used for long-range medical evacuation and operated by Germany’s leading provider of air-ambulance and mission-critical aviation services. The Challenger 604 is known for its strong transcontinental capability, making it suitable for a Dhaka–London medical transfer.

Further arrangements will proceed upon final government approval of the flight schedule.