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Biman Bangladesh Airlines has reduced flights on five international routes due to financial losses and a decline in passengers.
Approval from top brass now a must
A passenger who fell ill on board a Biman flight died in the early hours yesterday after his treatment was delayed due to Dhaka airport’s air traffic control putting the plane’s landing on hold, according to the cockpit crew.
The Biman Bangladesh Airline’s policy, procedure, or activity does not fully comply with the approved company manuals or the applicable regulatory standard, finds a recent audit report of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.
Biman is going for codeshare and interline agreements with Gulf Air and Japan Airlines and this will allow its passengers to go to destinations the two carriers serve.
Biman last year carried a little over 28,000 tonnes of freight in the cargo hold of planes making international flights when it had the capacity to transport over 4.98 lakh tonnes.
Biman directors have accepted in principle a proposal to buy 10 Airbus planes.
Biman’s latest scandal a reminder of systemic corruption and mismanagement
Biman yesterday took a number of emergency measures including suspending operations on Dhaka-Doha and Dhaka-Kuwait City routes until August 26 to ferry the hajj pilgrims who could not fly due to flight cancellations.
Biman had to cancel two hajj flights again yesterday to the dismay of over 800 pilgrims.
Biman Bangladesh Airline offers special discounts on Dhaka-Barisal and Dhaka-Saidpur routes on the eve of Pahela Baishakh.
Government reconstitutes Biman board with 13 members. Former air force chief Enamul Bari replaces Air Marshal (retd) Jamal Uddin as chairman.
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to resume its flight operations between Dhaka and Delhi in April to boost the bilateral relations and trade and commerce between the two countries.
Biman will lose business of around Tk 100 crore a year if the ban on direct cargo from Dhaka to the UK continued.
Kyle Haywood yesterday resigned as the Biman Bangladesh Airlines managing director and chief executive officer after serving a year at the helm of the national flag carrier.
One person dies after a fire at a building in Dhaka’s commercial hub Motijheel.
Anti Corruption Commission files a case against Deputy General Manager of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Emdad Hossain for allegedly accumulating illegal wealth.
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