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[21] [22] As of May 2019, the airline serves 16 cities and destinations in 12 different countries across Asia and Europe. Biman Bangladesh Airlines restarted its direct flights to Delhi in 2019 after a gap of six years. [23] Shortly after, the airline also resumed its direct flights to Manchester which was last served until October 2012. [24]
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, [nb 1] commonly known as Biman (/ b iː m ɑː n / bee-mah-n, Bengali:), [nb 2] is the national flag carrier of Bangladesh. [6] With its main hub at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, the airline also operates flights from its secondary hubs at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong and as well as Osmani International Airport in Sylhet.
Bangladesh has seen a total of 12 Bangladeshi private airlines in the past 25 years. [1] US-Bangla is the largest airline in Bangladesh by fleet size while Biman Bangladesh is the national flag carrier.
The airline is also planning to introduce Dhaka–New York flight in future, if Bangladesh earned Civil Aviation Category–I. Subsequently, a few destinations in Europe, i.e. London , Paris , Amsterdam and Rome are being planned to be introduced by 2024 with its newly acquired Airbus A330-300 .
The airport is a hub for two international airlines—the flag carrier Nepal Airlines and Himalaya Airlines, along with multiple other domestic carriers. The airport is considered as a starting point for Mount Everest international tourists, with several daily flights to Lukla. Several airlines also offer Everest sightseeing flights from Kathmandu.
Himalaya Airlines: International H9: HIM: HIMALAYA: 2014 4 Nepal Airlines: Domestic/International RA: RNA: ROYAL NEPAL: 1958 6 Shree Airlines: Domestic: N9 SHA: SHREE AIR: 1999 11 Sita Air: Domestic: ST: STA [a]-2003 4 Summit Air: Domestic: GG: SMA [b]-2011 4 Tara Air: Domestic TB [5] TRA [c] TARA AIR: 2009 3 Yeti Airlines: Domestic YT: NYT ...
In mid-2021, Biman Bangladesh Airlines was the first international carrier to plan to serve the airport upon opening. [50] The first Nepali Airline, Buddha Air, revealed plans in late 2022 to make Varanasi, in the Indian state of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, the first destination from the airport. [51]
Air travel in Bangladesh peaked at over 17 million passengers in 2023. [68] The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh , which manages and regulates civil aviation activities in the country, [ 69 ] reported that the number of outbound travellers from Bangladesh in 2022 was 4.2 million, marking a 124 per cent year-on-year increase.