269 leave for Italy on Biman flight
A total of 269 people, mostly Bangladeshi expatriates, left Dhaka for Italy aboard a special flight of Biman yesterday.
They had been stranded in Bangladesh for three months due to suspension of regular flights following the Covid-19 pandemic.
"Carrying the passengers, the special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12:15pm, bound for Rome," said Tahera Khondoker of Biman's public relations department.
Earlier, the national airliner operated two special charter flights on June 12 and June 17 from Dhaka, carrying 546 Bangladeshi citizens to Rome, Tahera said.
The government resumed flight operations on international routes on a limited scale on June 16.
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