List of Biman Bangladesh Airlines destinations

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Biman Bangladesh Airlines was established in January 1972 as the Bangladesh national flag carrier.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] From 1 January 1973 the same route, serving Gatwick Airport, started being operated by Donaldson International Airways on Biman's behalf.[2] With a stopover in Bahrain, services to London in Biman's own right started on 19 June 1973,[4] initially with a leased Boeing 707.[5] By Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 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.[6] Frankfurt was first served in 1986.[7] The carrier's international network comprised 26 destinations in Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".,[8] but in 2006 services to some of them were discontinued, owing to financial problems of an outdated fleet and a shortage of modern planes, starting with New York City in August that year,[9] followed by some other destinations.[10][11] Frankfurt was resumed in late Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"..[12][13] But the service proved economically unviable and the destination was again removed from the route network in October the same year[14] and flights to Rome were suspended in Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"..[15]

The airline had signed a deal with Boeing for ten new aircraft along with options for ten more in 2008.[16] 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.[17][18] Biman Bangladesh Airlines is certified as safe to fly in Europe by the European Aviation Safety Agency.[19][20] 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.[21][22] since May 2019Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 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] On 27 July 2022, Biman added its newest route to Toronto Pearson International Airport.[25]

List

Following is a list of destinations the carrier flies to according to its scheduled services, since March 2015Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"..[26][27] Terminated destinations are also listed together with both primary and secondary hubs of the airline.[28]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Bahrain Manama Bahrain International Airport Terminated [29]
Bangladesh Barisal Barisal Airport [30]
Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport Template:Airline hub [28]
Comilla Comilla STOLport[nb 1] Terminated [1]
Cox's Bazar Cox's Bazar Airport [30]
Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Template:Airline hub [28]
Ishurdi Ishwardi STOLport Terminated [1]
Jessore Jessore Airport [30]
Rajshahi Shah Makhdum Airport [30]
Saidpur Saidpur Airport [30]
Sylhet Osmani International Airport Template:Airline hub [28]
Thakurgaon Thakurgaon STOLport Terminated [1]
Belgium Brussels Brussels Airport Terminated [29]
China Guangzhou Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport [31]
Canada Toronto Toronto Pearson International Airport [32]
France Paris Orly Airport Terminated [29]
Germany Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport Terminated [12][14]
Greece Athens Ellinikon International Airport Airport Closed [1]
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport [33]
India Chennai Chennai International Airport [34]
Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport [1][23]
Kolkata Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport [26]
Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Terminated [29]
Iraq Baghdad Baghdad International Airport Terminated [35]
Italy Milan Milan Malpensa Airport Terminated [36]
Rome Rome Fiumicino Airport [37][38]
Japan Nagoya Chubu Centrair International Airport Terminated [39]
Tokyo Narita International Airport Terminated [40]
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwait International Airport [26]
Libya Tripoli Tripoli International Airport Airport Closed [41]
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport [26]
Myanmar Yangon Yangon International Airport Terminated [42]
Nepal Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport [26]
Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Terminated [1]
Oman Muscat Muscat International Airport [26]
Pakistan Karachi Jinnah International Airport Terminated [29]
Qatar Doha Doha International Airport[nb 2] Airport Closed [44]
Hamad International Airport [26]
Saudi Arabia Dammam King Fahd International Airport [26]
Dhahran Dhahran International Airport Airport Closed [39]
Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport [26]
Medina Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport [45]
Riyadh King Khalid International Airport [26]
Singapore Singapore Changi Airport [26]
Thailand Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport[nb 3] Terminated [1]
Suvarnabhumi Airport [26]
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Zayed International Airport [26]
Dubai Dubai International Airport [26]
Sharjah Sharjah International Airport [46]
United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport [26]
Manchester Manchester Airport [47][48]
United States New York City John F. Kennedy International Airport Terminated [29]

See also

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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.[43]
  3. Most international traffic at Bangkok was taken over by Suvarnabhumi Airport in 2006

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