Aminul Islam Mirja, BSS :
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is set to re-launch its Dhaka-Delhi direct flight operations next month after five years eying to earn handsome revenues as India’s private Jet airways halted its flight operations between the two capitals.
“We are resuming the Dhaka-Delhi flight on May 13 which was stopped in 2014,” Operations Manager of the state-run airlines Mohammad Zahidul Islam told BSS in the Indian capital.
He added: “We are expecting our flights in the route to draw a huge number of passengers as a huge number of people cutting across their professional lines regularly travel in the route for different reasons including medical treatment.”
Biman had stopped the flight operation in the route in September, 2014 citing aircraft shortage in its fleet while commercial reasons were also thought to have prompted the national airlines to take the decision.
Mr Islam said Biman will get it landing permission in Delhi by the end of this week and would initially operate three flights weekly in its Dhaka-Delhi route with its 162-seat Boeing 737-800 on Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
