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Biman to Resume Dhaka-Toronto-Dhaka via Istanbul from 26 March: Know details herePosted By Off


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Bangladesh Biman has completed their first test flight to Dhaka-Toronto-Dhaka on 26th March 2022. Now the airline has planned to start their first commercial flight to Toronto via Istanbul from 28th July 2022. At a press conference at the Biman Headquarters in Kurmitola, Dhaka, the Biman managing director Mr. Abu Saleh Mostofa Kamal informed that they have completed all formalities to operate flights in this new route.



The Biman authority also informed that direct flight from Dhaka to Toronto will not be commercially viable. That’s why the airline decided to stopover for refueling at Istanbul, Turkey. Now the new route will be Dhaka-Istanbul-Toronto. They already received approval to use the polar route to save flying hours from Dhaka to Toronto via Istanbul by Biman. Biman Bangladesh Airlines re-launched online ticketing and passenger service solution(PSS) from 27th February for the convenience of the esteemed passengers. As a result, passenger will again able to buy biman ticket online  or call to call center +88 01990997997 without any hassle.



The national flag carrier airline now has a fleet of 21 aircrafts, many of which are state-of-art aircrafts Boeing 787-8 and Boeing 787-9. They have four Boeing 777-300, six Boeing 737 and five Dash 8-400 aircrafts. Out of 21 planes Biman owns 18 and rest three were taken on lease.

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