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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.
It is the primary hub of most of airlines in Bangladesh including Air Astra, Novoair, US-Bangla Airlines, and the national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines. The annual passenger handling capacity of the airport is 18.5 million passengers, [3] [4] and this passenger handling capacity is predicted by CAAB to be sufficient until 2026. [5]
Airline Image Fleet size IATA ICAO Callsign Hub airport(s) Air Astra [3] 4 [4] 2A AWA CAPELLA Shahjalal International Airport; Biman Bangladesh Airlines [5] 21: BG: BBC: BANGLADESH: Shahjalal International Airport; Shah Amanat International Airport; Osmani International Airport; Fly Dhaka Airlines [6] Shahjalal International Airport; Novoair [7 ...
Transport map of Bangladesh. Transport in Bangladesh is dominated by roadways, accounting for the majority of both passenger and cargo traffic due to substantial development efforts since independence. Eight major national highways connect the capital, Dhaka, with divisional and district headquarters, port cities, and international routes ...
Biman and US-Bangla Airlines currently operate flights to Dhaka and various points in the Middle East. Domestic destinations like Sylhet, Cox's Bazar and Jashore have also been added. Foreign airlines include Fly Dubai, Air Arabia, Jazeera Airways, Oman Air and Salam Air. Novo Air operates flights to Dhaka only.
On 22 December 1997, Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG-609 carrying 85 passengers and 4 crew, operated by a Fokker F28-4000, managed to land in a paddy field 5.6 kilometres from the foot of the runway in heavy fog, on final approach from Dhaka. 17 passengers were injured.
"UN Location Codes: Bangladesh". UN/LOCODE 2011-2. UNECE. 28 February 2012. - includes IATA codes; World Aero Data: Bangladesh = ICAO codes; Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Bangladesh - IATA and ICAO codes; FallingRain: Airports in Bangladesh