Biman Bangladesh Airlines
IATABG ICAOBBC
- Founded
- 4 January 1972
- Callsign
- BANGLADESH
- Headquarters
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Hubs and bases
- Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport
What they fly
- Boeing 787-10 13
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 10
- Airbus A321neo 6
- De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 5
- Airbus A350-900 4
- Boeing 737-800 4
- Boeing 777-300ER 4
- Boeing 787-8 4
- Boeing 787-9 2
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About the airline
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, commonly known as Biman ( BEE-mahn; Bengali: [ˈbiman]), is the flag carrier of Bangladesh. With its main hub at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, the airline also operates flights from its secondary hubs at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong and Osmani International Airport in Sylhet. The airline provides international passenger and cargo services to multiple destinations and has air service agreements in 42 countries. The headquarters of the airline, Balaka Bhaban, is located in Kurmitola, in the northern part of Dhaka. Annual Hajj flights, transporting tourists, migrants, and non-resident Bangladeshi workers and the activities of its subsidiaries form an integral part of the corporate business of the airline. Created in February 1972, Biman enjoyed an internal monopoly in the aviation industry of Bangladesh for 24 years, until 1996. In the decades following its founding, the airline expanded its fleet and destinations but it was adversely affected by corruption and mismanagement. At its peak, Biman operated flights to 29 international destinations, extending from New York City in the west to Tokyo in the east. The airline was wholly owned and managed by the government of Bangladesh…
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