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Biman Bangladesh Airlines was established in January 1972 as the Bangladesh national flag carrier. Operations started on 4 February 1972, initially on a domestic basis and using DC-3 aircraft, with services radiating from Dhaka to Chittagong, Jessore and Sylhet. International operations started on 4 March the same year, covering the London–Dhaka route on a charter basis under a sub-contract agreement with British Caledonian. From 1 January 1973 the same route, serving Gatwick Airport, started being operated by Donaldson International Airways on Biman's behalf. With a stopover in Bahrain, services to London in Biman's own right started on 19 June 1973, initially with a leased Boeing 707. By March 1975 (1975-03), the domestic route network comprised Chittagong, Comilla, Cox's Bazar, Ishurdi, Jessore, Sylhet and Thakurgaon and international services to Bangkok, Calcutta, Dubai, Kathmandu, and London were also provided. Frankfurt was first served in 1986. The carrier's international network comprised 26 destinations in March 2005 (2005-03), but in 2006 services to some of them were discontinued, owing to financial problems of an outdated fleet and a shortage of modern planes, starting with New York City in August that year, followed by some other destinations. Frankfurt was resumed in late March 2014 (2014-03). But the service proved economically unviable and the destination was again removed from the route network in October the same year and flights to Rome were suspended in April 2015 (2015-04).

The airline had signed a deal with Boeing for ten new aircraft along with options for ten more in 2008. After getting delivery of the new planes, Biman expanded its destinations gradually and increased in-flight amenities, especially onboard Internet and WiFi; mobile telephony; and live TV streams. Biman Bangladesh Airlines is certified as safe to fly in Europe by the European Aviation Safety Agency. In addition, Biman has also passed the IATA Operational Safety Audit and since then, the airline has resumed flights to some of its previous destinations in Asia and Europe. 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. Shortly after, the airline also resumed its direct flights to Manchester which was last served until October 2012. On 27 July 2022, Biman added its newest route to Toronto Pearson International Airport.

List

Following is a list of destinations the carrier flies to according to its scheduled services, as of March 2015. Terminated destinations are also listed together with both primary and secondary hubs of the airline.

See also

• Transport in Bangladesh

Notes

1. STOLport is an acronym for Short Takeoff and Landing Port
2. All traffic activity at Doha was taken over by Hamad International Airport in 2014.
3. Most international traffic at Bangkok was taken over by Suvarnabhumi Airport in 2006

References

1. ^ "World Airline Survey – Bangladesh Biman". Flight International. 28 April 1979. p. 1349. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
2. ^ "World Airline Survey – Bangladesh Biman". Flight International. 22 March 1973. p. 446. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
3. "Air Transport". Flight International. 16 March 1972. p. 373. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013. Bangladesh Biman, new national carrier of Bangladesh, began operating London-Dacca charter services by subcontract to British Caledonian on March 4.
4. "Airlines updated". Flight International. 19 July 1973. p. 85. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012. Bangladesh Biman opened a weekly service from Dacca to London via Bahrain on June 19, using a 707 leased from a division of Templewood Aviation.
5. "Bangladesh to London". Flight International. 5 July 1973. p. 6. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2013. Bangladesh Biman last month inagurated its first service to London, from Dacca via Bahrain. Until its 707-320C is delivered in December the airline is using a 707-331 [sic] leased from Tempair International.
6. "World airline directory – Bangladesh Biman (National Airlines of Bangladesh)". Flight International. Vol. 108, no. 3445. 20 March 1975. p. 475. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013.
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22. "Biman gets int'l registration renewed". The Daily Star. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017.
23. ^ "Biman to resume Dhaka-Delhi flight as Jet Air bows out". The Daily Star. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
24. "Biman Bangladesh adds Madinah / Manchester service in W19".
25. "Biman's Dhaka-Toronto flight starts Tuesday". New Age. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
26. ^ "Destination Map". Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016.
27. "Flight Schedule". Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
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29. ^ "World Airline Directory – Biman Bangladesh Airlines". Flight International. 1–7 April 1998. p. 54. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
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31. "Biman to start first flights to China August 16". The Business Standard. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
32. Hasan, Rashidul (27 July 2022). "Despite huge hype, Biman's first Toronto flight half empty". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
33. Liu, Jim. "Biman Bangladesh Airlines files Hong Kong schedule from mid-Oct 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
34. "Biman to start Dhaka-Chennai direct flight from December 16". Dhaka Tribune. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
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36. "BIMAN Bangladesh Suspends Italy Service Sep/Oct 2012". Airline Route. 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014.
37. "BIMAN Ends Rome Operation from April 2015". Airline Route. 18 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
38. "Biman Bangladesh Resumes Rome Service in Late-1Q24". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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40. "Biman to start operating flights to Japan from September 1". Dhaka Tribune. 21 May 2023.
41. Parvez, Sohel (21 April 2009). "Biman may resume Tripoli flights". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
42. "Losses prompt Biman to change flight operations". The Business Standard. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
43. "Hamad International Airport announces five additional airlines to begin operations from new aviation hub this week" (PDF) (Press release). Hamad International Airport. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2014.
44. Paylor, Anne (12 May 2014). "Qatar Airways to move to Hamad International Airport on May 27". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014.
45. Mamun Abdullah (29 October 2019). "Biman's Dhaka-Medina flights take off". Dhaka Tribune.
46. "Biman to launch direct flights to Sharjah, UAE from 25 January". The Business Standard. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
47. "Biman Bangladesh adds Madinah / Manchester service in W19". Routesonline.
48. "Biman to launch direct Dhaka-Manchester flight from January". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

External links

• Biman Bangladesh Airlines Destinations

• Biman Bangladesh Airlines
• Lists of airline destinations
• Bangladesh transport-related lists
• Aviation in Bangladesh