Biman flies to China for first time tomorrow

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will begin operating flights on the Dhaka-Guangzhou-Dhaka route from tomorrow, adding China to its list of international destinations.  

The maiden flight of the national flag carrier of Bangladesh, BG366, will take off from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11:00am and is scheduled to land at Guangzhou's Baiyun International Airport at 4:45pm local time.

The return flight -- BG367 -- will depart the Baiyun International Airport at 7:45pm local time and will reach Dhaka at 9:30pm local time, said Biman in a press release yesterday.

At present, US-Bangla Airlines, one of the private airlines in Bangladesh, and China Eastern Airlines run flights on the route.

During a meeting between Biman Managing Director Md Zahid Hossain and Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming at the embassy yesterday, the two sides discussed the operation of the airline's passenger flights on the route.