Biman extends flight suspension on five int’l routes till Dec 31

Dhaka: Biman Bangladesh Airlines has extended the suspension of scheduled passenger flight operations on five international routes till December 31 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The five destinations are Manchester, Bangkok, Kathmandu, Madina, and Kuwait, the flag carrier announced on its website.

Earlier on November 2, the national airline had announced to suspend its flights on these five routes till November 30 on the same ground.

Biman suspended flight operations on all routes in March following the global Covid-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdowns.

After resuming international flight operations since the middle of July, the national carrier restarted flights to London, Singapore, Malaysia, Delhi, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha, Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh, and Muscat.