Flight Expert Vanishes with Tk 300 Crore After Smashing Jackfruit on Customer’s Head!

Staff Correspondent

One of the country’s largest online airline ticket sellers, Flight Expert, has suddenly shut down all its operations. The company’s offices are closed, its website is down, and the phone numbers of its officials are out of order. Businessmen allege that the company has embezzled hundreds of crores of taka and suddenly fled the country.

Mamunur Rashid, a sales department employee at the company, confirmed that the owner had fled the country. “Our owner fled the country last night. We are now going to Motijheel Police Station to file a complaint.”

The victims filed a general diary (GD) at the capital’s Motijheel Police Station regarding the incident.

The GD states that Flight Expert’s Managing Director Salman bin Rashid Shah Sayem and his top five executives fled the country with their families, taking Tk 3 billion from customers.

Meanwhile, Flight Expert’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Salman said in a message on the company’s internal WhatsApp group that three top-level officials of the company—Sayed, Hossain, and Shakib—betrayed him. He alleged that the company collapsed due to their planned conspiracy.

Salman wrote, “All the blame was systematically placed on me in last Thursday’s meeting. I was not given any opportunity to defend myself. This morning, the three of them withdrew Tk 3 crore or less and kept it for themselves, which is one of the reasons for the closure of the institution.”

He added that he had taken leave due to ongoing threats and the imposition of responsibility solely on him and expressed regret for this undesirable situation. “I did not intend to leave like this,” he said.

The news of the flight expert’s escape has also sparked discussions on social media.

In a post on a Facebook group called Holiday Travelers of Bangladesh, someone wrote, “Those who have booked tickets from Flight Expert but have not flown yet, please check the current status of the tickets. I say again and again, don’t look for low prices, look for good quality/service. All services of Flight Expert are closed.”

Many users reported that the owner of the company fled the country last night. There are no new updates on the official Facebook page of Flight Expert either. The last post was about registration for Hajj 2026, where the price of the Hajj package was also revealed.

Regular customer Adrita Shaili wrote on Facebook, “If a trustworthy company like Flight Expert runs away like this, then who else can I trust?”

Travel businessman Habibul Bashar expressed his anger and said, “This **** company has broken our heads and run away. It has put us in the way, destroying both the trust of customers and the business.”

Flight Expert officially launched in March 2017. Launching their platform through a grand launch event, they quickly established a place in the country’s online ticketing market.

Apart from booking international and domestic flight tickets, the company also provides various services including hotel reservations, tour packages and visa processing. Flight Expert gained popularity in a short time mainly due to its easy booking process, affordable prices and various offers.

However, the sudden collapse of the company and the cover-up by the owners have spread extreme panic among businessmen and customers. Many agencies and businessmen are now worried about losing hundreds of crores of taka after investing.

No official statement from the authorities has been received on this matter. However, it is learnt that several victims are in the process of filing general diary (GD) with the police station alleging fraud.