The flight No. BG614 failed to fly on schedule on the domestic route due to engine hiccups. Passengers had to wait for more than five hours to reach Dhaka from the port city.

The flight was scheduled at 3:15pm. The national airline also failed to arrange alternative arrangements for the waiting commuters.

The same flight was rescheduled at 6:15pm. Reaching the capital at 6:55pm, it faced another difficulty as ZIA security personnel blocked the aircraft for around 45 minutes in going near the VVIP terminal. At around 7:45pm, passengers were allowed to leave the plane.

Biman recently procured two 26-year-old F-28s from Indonesian Hiebert Group Limited for US$2.91 million, brushing aside all opposition and without considering its commercial viability.

Biman pilots and some officials opposed the procurement considering the outdated model and fearing risk of incurring huge loss due to heavy maintenance cost. Pilots of the F-28 fleet last month also refused to fly the old planes to Nepal, finding the planes not technically sound for the hilly terrain.