Biman to use its own planes for Hajj flights

By Straight from Star Newsroom
25 May 2022, 15:16 PM
UPDATED 25 May 2022, 22:45 PM
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has backed away from its decision to fly Hajj pilgrims on leased aircraft this time around. Instead, Biman has decided to use its own planes.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has backed away from its decision to fly Hajj pilgrims on leased aircraft this time around. Instead, Biman has decided to use its own planes.

But does Biman have the capability to manage such a large number of Hajj pilgrims with only the planes in their fleet? Will regular flights be disrupted?

In Straight from Star Newsroom, The Daily Star's senior reporter Rashidul Hasan discusses with Debjani Shyama about this year's Hajj flights.