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 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. ^[6] Frankfurt was first served in 1986. ^[7] The carrier's international network comprised 26 destinations in March 2005 (2005-03), ^[8] but in 2006 services to some of them were discontinued, owing to financial problems of an outdated fleet and a shortage of modern planes, starting with New York City in August that year, ^[9] followed by some other destinations.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 March 2014 (2014-03). ^{[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 April 2015 (2015-04). ^[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]} As of May 2019 ^[update], 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, as of March 2015 ^[update]. ^{[26] [27]} Terminated destinations are also listed together with both primary and secondary hubs of the airline. ^[28]

See also

• Transport in Bangladesh

Notes

References

External links

• Biman Bangladesh Airlines Destinations