BSS, Dhaka :
Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG047, en-route from Chittagong to Dubai, made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), Dhaka early yesterday morning after one of its engines experienced an in-flight surge.
“None of the passengers on board were hurt in the incident as the aircraft landed normally and safely with passengers disembarking the aircraft in the normal way,” said a Biman release signed by Khan Musharraf Hussein, General Manager, Public Relations.
It said the 777-200ER aircraft, with 241 passengers
and crew onboard took off from Chittagong at 12.33 am. “After take-off, approximately 8 minutes in to the flight, one of the engines experienced an in-flight surge with damage to the engine,” the release said, adding the captain shut down the engine as per standard practice.
The 777 aircraft is equipped with 2 engines and is capable of flying safely with only one in operation. As per company operating policy, the captain asked the Air Traffic Control Tower at HSIA to conduct an emergency landing procedure. Passengers on board heard a loud noise during the engine surge and the captain, as per policy, updated passengers accordingly.
An alternative aircraft was made available and took off from HSIA at 3.36AM to Dubai. Of the 241 passengers on the original flight, 237 continued with their travel plans to Dubai. A spokesperson for the company said, “We sincerely apologize to our customers onboard for any concern or inconvenience that this may have caused. The flight crew followed procedure in full and are well trained to handle such an isolated occurrence.”
Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG047, en-route from Chittagong to Dubai, made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), Dhaka early yesterday morning after one of its engines experienced an in-flight surge.
“None of the passengers on board were hurt in the incident as the aircraft landed normally and safely with passengers disembarking the aircraft in the normal way,” said a Biman release signed by Khan Musharraf Hussein, General Manager, Public Relations.
It said the 777-200ER aircraft, with 241 passengers
and crew onboard took off from Chittagong at 12.33 am. “After take-off, approximately 8 minutes in to the flight, one of the engines experienced an in-flight surge with damage to the engine,” the release said, adding the captain shut down the engine as per standard practice.
The 777 aircraft is equipped with 2 engines and is capable of flying safely with only one in operation. As per company operating policy, the captain asked the Air Traffic Control Tower at HSIA to conduct an emergency landing procedure. Passengers on board heard a loud noise during the engine surge and the captain, as per policy, updated passengers accordingly.
An alternative aircraft was made available and took off from HSIA at 3.36AM to Dubai. Of the 241 passengers on the original flight, 237 continued with their travel plans to Dubai. A spokesperson for the company said, “We sincerely apologize to our customers onboard for any concern or inconvenience that this may have caused. The flight crew followed procedure in full and are well trained to handle such an isolated occurrence.”
