Another new Boeing joins Biman fleet

Meghdoot, a brand new Boeing 737-800, joins the fleet of Biman Bangladesh Airlines today.

The 162-seat aircraft purchased from Boeing is scheduled to land at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 1:00pm, said officials of the national flag carrier.

A Biman team has recently gone to the USA to bring the aircraft, worth around $52 million.

The airlines is likely to get another Boeing 737-800 by the next month, says its press release.

“With the joining of Meghdoot and another one in December, our fleet will become stronger and we will open new routes to Colombo in Sri Lanka, Male in Maldives and Guangzhou in China. We will also be able to resume our New Delhi operations,” said a top Biman official.

Biman has already received four brand new Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft following a 2008 deal under which 10 new generation planes -- four Boeing 777-300ERs, two Boeing 737-800 and four Boeing 787 Dreamliners -- will be added to its existing fleet of 13 aircraft.